Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 85395 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on the cost of the per-metre charging regime for rural network builders.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 4 Nov 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.DSIT is engaging on this issue with Ofcom at an official ...