Question follow-through · 95112
Broadband: South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the economic viability of rural broadband in South Suffolk using Openreach’s Passive Infrastructure Access.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the economic viability of rural broadband in South Suffolk using Openreach’s Passive Infrastructure Access.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Dec 2025
Answer published
We recognise competition is key to promote investment and will help ensure low prices and more choice for consumers in the long term. As the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed te...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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