More Moral Fibre, Please

The government has withdrawn amendments to the Infrastructure Bill that would have made life less risky for those introducing broadband fibre. So the onus is on developers to act themselves.

In January the government published proposed reforms to the Electronic Communications Code in an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill. These were generally welcomed, however, in a surprising U-turn, the government withdrew the amendments. In February the government launched a consultation on reforming the code. The consultation introduces a draft bill which sets out a new Electronic Communications Code. Until a new code is enshrined in legislation, the construction industry will continue to face challenges in introducing broadband fibre in buildings.