Question follow-through · 552
Broadband: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Brsk, (b) Openreach and (c) other broadband providers use existing infrastructure wherever possible when installing new broadband provisi
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 24 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Brsk, (b) Openreach and (c) other broadband providers use existing infrastructure wherever possible when installing new broadband provisi
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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24 Jul 2024
Answer published
We fully understand people’s concerns about the excessive deployment of telegraph poles, and are urgently considering options to address this. Obviously, telegraph poles can play an important role in delivering connectivity to communities and competition ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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