Communications Bill - Clause 69 - Permitted subject-matter of access-related conditions
Communications Bill
4:30 pm
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford, Conservative)
To some extent, it depends what is going to go down the wire. I agree that it is ambitious to expect fibreoptic cable to go to every doorstep in the foreseeable future, however desirable that would be. We shall have to take advantage of the existing network. Fibreoptic cable offers great opportunities for linking exchanges, but I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is right in the case that we are discussing—the final stage of local loops going to each home.