Just before the hon. Gentleman gets on to the Northern Ireland context, I want to nail the issue of notspots in urban areas. He mentioned the figure of 95% for overall superfast coverage by the end of 2017. Superfast coverage for rural areas is 59%, which shows the difference between urban and rural.
Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
(Ulster Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities.
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