Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 90313 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pricing mechanisms for infrastructure access do not adversely impact private investment in rural gigabit rollout.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 17 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.In July, we published our draft Statement of Strategic Pr...