Question follow-through · 60112

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department has issued to telecoms providers on (a) when they are required to use existing underground ducting before installing and (b) minimising the (i) visual and (

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department has issued to telecoms providers on (a) when they are required to use existing underground ducting before installing and (b) minimising the (i) visual and (

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 include requirements for operators to share apparatus where practicable, to use underground lines where reasonably practicable and to minimise the impact on the visual ameni...

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