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Telecommunications Cables: Dorchester-on-Thames

Commons · Question 5531 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of customers affected by recent telecommunications cable thefts in Dorchester on Thames.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 4 Jun 2026

Government works in partnership with communications providers to promote networks remaining secure, resilient, and accessible as possible, including during emergencies and service disruption, although we do not hold records of individual incidents. Commun...