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Rural Broadband

Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. It occurred during Debate on Rural Broadband.

Wait a second! Because I fully accept the fundamental point that was made right at the beginning by the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton: broadband is essential to nearly every form of engagement in modern life—finding out where you are, finding out which is the nearest chemist that is still open, logging on to a Government website, the Government trying to do their business, or someone trying to set up a local business. All those things are absolutely vital.

Broadband is greedy. Every year, more and more speed and capacity is needed. That is why we need to make sure that we get to full gigabit capable broadband for every single set of premises as soon as we possibly can. That is not a difficult thing to achieve.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
756 c235WH 
Session
2024-25
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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