INCA has submitted evidence to the Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on the UK’s industrial strategy, arguing that full-fibre broadband infrastructure is a fundamental growth enabler that should be embedded as a strategic priority.
With Altnet investment forecast to reach £25 billion by 2028, the UK’s competitive fibre market is delivering better outcomes for consumers and businesses than a regulated monopoly approach. Our submission warns that without continued policy support, the country risks losing the economic benefits of its world-leading infrastructure competition.
INCA calls on the committee to recognise telecoms infrastructure as foundational to productivity and growth across all sectors, and to ensure that regulatory and planning frameworks support continued network rollout rather than inadvertently holding it back.
The full submission is available on our Resources page.