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Internet: Broadband

Volume 708: debated on Thursday 5 March 2009

Question

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to stimulate additional broadband networks beyond existing providers. [HL1670]

The UK has one of the most competitive broadband markets in Europe as a result of both infrastructure competition and, where appropriate, competition through regulatory intervention. Under Digital Britain, we will be looking to establish a government-led strategy group to assess the necessary demand side, supply-side and regulatory measures to underpin existing market-led investment plans, and to remove barriers to the timely rollout, beyond those declared plans, to maximise market-led coverage of Next Generation broadband.