INCA Responds to Ofcom’s Proposed Plan of Work for 2026/27
INCA has submitted a detailed response to Ofcom’s proposed plan of work for 2026/27, setting out priorities for the independent network sector in the year ahead. The response calls for Ofcom to establish a clear Competition Supervision Programme model, increase transparency requirements for Openreach, and develop a coherent wireless policy framework that supports fixed wireless […]
INCA Calls for Regulatory Accountability in UK Fibre Broadband Market
In a submission to Ofcom, INCA has called for greater regulatory accountability in the UK’s fibre broadband market, urging the regulator to fully implement government policy commitments designed to support infrastructure competition. The submission argues that Altnets are demonstrably driving down consumer prices and improving service quality, but a disconnect between government policy intent and […]
INCA Challenges Ofcom’s WLA Pricing Approach in Further Consultation Response
INCA has submitted its response to Ofcom’s further consultation on Wholesale Local Access (WLA) pricing remedies, raising concerns about the regulator’s approach to ensuring fair competition in the fibre broadband market. INCA’s submission opposes an over-reliance on Openreach’s own contractual provisions to deliver competitive outcomes, arguing instead that Ofcom should enforce its own charge control […]
INCA Welcomes Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for Ofcom
INCA has responded to the government’s proposed Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for Ofcom, welcoming its more directive tone and its emphasis on infrastructure-based competition as the primary driver of consumer benefit in broadband. The SSP sets out the government’s strategic expectations for Ofcom and carries significant weight in how the regulator prioritises its work […]
INCA Warns CMA Price Transparency Rules Must Not Harm Altnet Competition
INCA has responded to the Competition and Markets Authority’s draft guidance on pricing practices under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, warning that any new transparency requirements must be carefully designed to avoid unintended harm to infrastructure competition. Our submission argues that new CMA pricing rules must align with Ofcom’s existing broadband pricing […]
INCA Writes to Minister on Barriers to Full-Fibre Rollout
INCA has written to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Sir Chris Bryant MP, highlighting three urgent barriers to full-fibre broadband deployment that require ministerial intervention. The letter identifies MDU (multi-dwelling unit) wayleave difficulties that are preventing fibre access to flats and apartments, Higher-Risk Building safety legislation that is inadvertently blocking routine […]
INCA and ISPA Warn Building Safety Rules Are Blocking Fibre Rollout to Flats
INCA and ISPA have written jointly to ministers warning that the Higher-Risk Building (HRB) Regulations 2023 are creating a growing regulatory blockage that is preventing routine fibre installations in blocks of flats across England. The letters — sent in May and followed up in July — report that ambiguity over the definition of ‘material alteration’ […]
INCA Responds to Ofcom’s Telecoms Access Review
INCA has submitted its most comprehensive response to date to Ofcom’s Telecoms Access Review (TAR), the five-year market review that will shape wholesale broadband regulation from 2026 to 2031. The TAR replaces the 2021 Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review and will set the rules governing how alternative network operators access BT’s physical infrastructure, how wholesale […]
INCA Responds to Ofcom’s Starlink Spectrum Consultation
INCA has responded to Ofcom’s consultation on granting temporary spectrum licences to Starlink’s LEO satellite broadband service, supporting temporary licences in principle but insisting that satellite broadband must be treated as a technology of last resort. Our submission argues that LEO satellite services should only be considered for areas where terrestrial fibre is genuinely unviable, […]
INCA Makes the Case for Full-Fibre in Industrial Strategy Inquiry
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 […]