Stakeholders also suggested that there were areas where the Department’s approach to removing barriers to rolling out gigabit-capable infrastructure could be strengthened further.53 This was particularly the case regarding “wayleaves,” which are contractual agreements between landowners and telecommunications providers about the right to access property in order to install and maintain electronic communications apparatus.54 We received written evidence from The Independent Networks Co-operati...

Stakeholders also suggested that there were areas where the Department’s approach to removing barriers to rolling out gigabit-capable infrastructure could be strengthened further.53 This was particularly the case regarding “wayleaves,” which are contractual agreements between landowners and telecommunications providers about the right to access property in order to install and maintain electronic communications apparatus.54 We received written evidence from The Independent Networks Co-operative Association, which told us that issues with wayleaves topped the list of challenges cited by independent operators working to deliver the UK’s overall Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4.2 To remove barriers to network deployment, the department has: • introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, to encourage stronger relationships between telecoms operators and site providers. The bill will tackle the issue of no