Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 21806

Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 8 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural broadband coverage.

Answer

Chris Bryant

According to Ofcom’s December 2024 Connected Nations report, just 0.1% of properties are unable to get decent broadband coverage (defined as at least 10 Mbps download speed and 1 Mbps upload speed), with 89% of rural UK residential properties having super...

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