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Telecommunications: Non-domestic Rates

Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 69008, tabled on 23 March 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on the Dark Fibre Access remedy proposal for BT by Ofcom of the policy of levying business rates on BT customers.

Answered on

28 March 2017

My Department has regular discussions with other Government Departments on a range of issues impacting on the regulation of the telecoms sector and regularly receives proposals which contribute to policy development, which are considered on their merits as part of this process.

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