Question reference: S4W-30361
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 7 March 2016
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the ruling by Ofcom on 25 February 2016 regarding the future of BT and Openreach will have on its superfast broadband scheme.
Answer
The conclusions set out by Ofcom in relation to BT and Openreach in its strategic review of digital communications will have no appreciable impact on the delivery of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme.
The wholesale broadband platform being delivered through the programme will continue to be accessible to all retail providers on a regulated, non-discriminatory basis. Any specific proposals relating to Openreach’s network arising from the strategic review will apply to infrastructure delivered through the DSSB programme.