Telecommunications: Finance
Commons · Question 114362 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the level of private sector investment in telecoms networks in each year since 2020.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 3 Mar 2026
The Department has noted Ofcom’s analysis of telecoms investment in its Connected Nations UK Report 2025. Ofcom estimated that telecoms operators collectively invested £7.8 billion in 2020, £8.6 billion in 2021, £8.7 billion in 2022, £10.2 billion in 2023...