Mark Lazarowicz
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(10Â years ago)
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Mr Vaizey
I am pleased to say that a 21st-century service is well on its way. We have the greatest roll-out of 4G technology anywhere in the world and the major mobile providers will complete their 4G mobile coverage two years ahead of schedule. We will then take a look at how effective that is and we will continue to work with mobile operators to improve mobile coverage.
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op)
T3. What is the Government’s current position on net neutrality, particularly given recent discussions and decisions in both Europe and the United States?
Mr Vaizey
I like to think that we were ahead of the curve in putting together a code of conduct, to which the major internet service providers and mobile phone companies have subscribed, under which they agreed that they would not block traffic for anti-competitive reasons. Obviously, we are carefully examining the telecoms package that the European Commission has proposed, which includes a potential regulation on net neutrality.