Written question asked by Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 17 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2014. It was answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Telecommunications

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to repond to the Law Commission recommendations on reform of the Electronic Communications Code.

Answer: Since the Law Commission published its report on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code in February 2013, my Department has been considering the implications of the recommendations on network rollout and service provision to consumers. In January 2014 we published an economic analysis of the impact of various wayleave valuation regimes. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library. The analysis work is ongoing and I will make public the plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code, and respond to the Law Commission’s report, in due course.

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