Question follow-through · 16889
Broadband: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with infrastructure providers about the compatibility of fibre-to-the-premises broadband and telecare products.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with infrastructure providers about the compatibility of fibre-to-the-premises broadband and telecare products.
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
Yes, the Government engages regularly with communication providers and network operators to ensure that the industry-led transition from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) proceeds safely. I have written to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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