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Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Parliament

MDDI's Response to PQ on Reviewing Adequacy of Path Diversity of Passive Fibre Infrastructure Owners

6 May 2026

Parliament Sitting on 6 May 2026
Question for Oral Answer

*28. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information in respect of the incident in April 2026 where fibre infrastructure was damaged during third-party construction works (a) whether IMDA's current standards require passive fibre infrastructure owners to maintain physically separate cable routes serving the same geographic areas; and (b) what review is being conducted into whether path diversity requirements for passive fibre infrastructure are adequate.

Answer

The question raised by Ms He Ting Ru in today’s Order Paper, in relation to the 18 April 2026 broadband service disruption, has been addressed in a written reply to related PQs at the 5 May Parliament sitting. The Member may refer to that reply.

*Converted to written answer

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