Question reference: S5W-27586
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 24 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 March 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of (a) copper wire and (b) fibre for internet infrastructure has been laid in each of the last three years, and how many miles of the copper wire laid in each year (i) replaced existing copper wire and (ii) created new connections.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-27585 on 6 March 2020, the existing physical infrastructure network is owned by various commercial suppliers such as Openreach, Virgin Media, CityFibre, etc. As such the Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of miles of copper wire or fibre that has been laid in each of the last three years.
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