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Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities

Proceeding contribution from James Heappey (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. It occurred during Debate on Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities.

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again—he is being very generous with his time. I absolutely agree with him on that point. Devon and Somerset are the last areas to get their phase 2 contract awarded, but once that phase 2 contract is awarded and the premises within the 91st to 95th percentiles are known, why would we wait to deliver the universal service obligation sequentially? If we know what the final 5% is, let us get on with delivering the USO concurrently and employing whatever technology suits rather than a central solution from above.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
621 c331WH 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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