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Mobile Phones: Regulation

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81048

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Mobile Market Review will assess the (a) impact of the Electronic Communications Code and (b) cumulative effect of (i) legal and (ii) commercial reforms introduced since 2017.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Mobile Market Review (MMR) will consider sector-wide investment challenges and technological innovations across the mobile sector and the impact these have on investment in widespread high-quality connectivity over the next decade. It will assess what more Government can do to ensure the policy and regulatory framework supports innovation and investment over the long-term.

The Electronic Communications Code and a national audit of telecoms sites is not within scope of the Review.

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