Electronic Communication Costs (Hansard, 1 November 1999)

HC Deb 01 November 1999 vol 337 c30W 30W

§ Mr. Efford
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the comparative costs to SME's of 2 megabite electronic communications between central London and(a) outer London and (b) areas around London. [96657]

§ Ms Hewitt
Several companies compete in the provision of high capacity telecommunications links in the central London area.
The price which SMEs will pay for high capacity links will vary according to their length and the choice of supplier.
The Government are committed to extending competition in high bandwidth communications as the best means of increasing choice to business and residential consumers.