Energy: Meters
Commons · Question 78784 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to review the contractual and regulatory obligations of the Data Communications Company in relation to improving smart meter network connectivity in the North of
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 20 Oct 2025
The DCC is required by licence conditions to seek to provide coverage to all premises where it is practicable and cost proportionate, and to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of coverage. Ofgem is responsible for regulating the DCC agains...