Indeed. Breaking the picture down to ward level gives a much better idea of what is happening on the ground, but even when one looks at the statistics that are provided, one does not have the full story. I know from engaging regularly with BT in my constituency that it will say that x number of people within an area now have broadband access—it is doing that within postcode areas, essentially—but one will find that, even within the specified area, the people who can actually get superfast broadband will not be the same as those included in the headline figure.
Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities
Proceeding contribution from
Alistair Carmichael
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities.
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