Interim Code Rights – The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill

What are interim Code rights?

Operators have been having issues in relation to non-responsive owners of multi-let buildings where the Operator's customer occupies part of the building as a tenant. This means that there is often a delay in the tenant of those multi-let buildings getting internet services.

In order to tackle this issue the government has published the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill.  This Bill was published before the general election and has now been carried over into the new Parliament.  At the time of writing, the Bill is in the House of Commons. When enacted it will permit the court to make an order to grant interim Code rights (under the Electronic Communications Code) for leasehold premises relatively quickly where: