Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill
The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- 2nd reading
- Emma Hardy
- 26 March 2024
- 12 February 2025
What the bill does
A Bill to require providers of electronic communications networks to grant access to their apparatus to other such providers in certain circumstances; to prohibit the installation of new electronic communications apparatus where services can be provided by sharing apparatus; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading26 MAR 2024 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading (current stage)
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- 3rd reading
- Royal Assent
What 2nd reading means, and what happens next
Second reading is the first full debate on the principle of the bill. The House votes on whether it should proceed at all.
If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at second reading of a bill
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill
- What stage is the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill at?
- The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill is currently at 2nd reading in the UK Parliament.
- Has the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill is currently at 2nd reading.
- What happens next to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill?
- If it passes, the bill goes to committee stage, where it is examined line by line and amendments are considered.
- Who sponsored the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill?
- The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill was sponsored by Emma Hardy.
- When was the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Requirement to Share Apparatus) Bill introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 26 March 2024, at first reading.
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