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To: Government and BT
Better Broadband for Rural Areas
Despite £1.7bn of public money being spent, many rural residents and businesses are still not able to access superfast broadband.
Why is this important?
A recent survey by the Federation of Small Businesses found that only 16% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in rural areas had access to superfast broadband.
Some 10-15% of the population could not get broadband despite a government target to hit 95% by 2017.
Before spending £millions on enhancing to mega-speeds areas which already have a more than adequate service, everyone i.e. 100% should have a minimum standard to enable businesses to run, websites to be uploaded and students to study. I wonder - if 5% of the population signed a petition would it make any difference?
That is an incredibly depressing and abysmal picture.
Question for our Government, what will you do about it?
