Written questions

Broadband: Contracts

Commons · Question 73455 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal requirement for broadband and fibre providers to provide 2 month contracts.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 8 Sep 2025

Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, is responsible for setting the rules on contract lengths for telecom services in the UK. Under Ofcom’s General Conditions, providers must offer at least one 12-month contract for each service, e.g. l...