That is not the case. The Digital Economy Act 2017, which was the last Bill passed in the previous Parliament, gives us the power to require a universal service obligation so as to get high-speed broadband to everybody.
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Matt Hancock
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 July 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill.
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