Written questions

Mobile Phones: Outages

Commons · Question 87586 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to extend Ofcom’s Automatic Compensation Scheme to cover prolonged mobile network outages.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 11 Nov 2025

Telecoms consumers should rightly expect to have access to reliable and affordable connectivity no matter where they live, work or travel.We have engaged with providers to ensure customers are eligible for compensation and are assessing options to proacti...