United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 119373
Telecommunications Cables
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10 March 2026
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18 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternate infrastructure to replace copper wire ADSL systems.
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10 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternate infrastructure to replace copper wire ADSL systems.
Source: Commons
18 March 2026
Answer
ADSL relies on the copper based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The PSTN is increasingly unreliable and prone to failure. In 2024/25 there were over 2,600 major incidents on the PSTN, each affecting 500 or more customers. This is why industry ha...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119373
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1889719
- uk · wq-1889719 · source updated 18 March 2026