HC Deb 05 December 1990 vol 182 cc123-4W
19. Mr. Bell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received about the telecommunications duopoly.

Mr. Redwood

The Government published a consultative document entitled "Competition and Choice: Telecommunications Policy for the 1990s" on 13 November. By that time, my Department had received over 40 informal submissions regarding the telecommunications duopoly. I have now received a handful of responses to the proposals in the document. The deadline for comments is 14 January 1991.

25. Mr. Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions he has had with the Director General of Oftel regarding developments in value added telephone services.

Mr. Redwood

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has recently discussed the full range of telephone services with the Director General of Oftel in the context of the telecommunications duopoly review.

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