Project Gigabit
Commons · Question 83385 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming physical infrastructure access pricing for Project Gigabit to reduce rural build costs for alternative netwo
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 23 Oct 2025
As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product.For this reason, while my officials are engaging with Ofc...