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Debate between Julian Sturdy and Fiona Mactaggart
Wednesday 8th March 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Julian Sturdy Portrait Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)
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My hon. Friend is making a powerful argument. On that point, is it not the case that a community may get fibre to the cabinet, but speed is lost when the signal goes on to copper, so there can be different speeds right across a rural community?

Fiona Mactaggart Portrait Fiona Mactaggart
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Or an urban one.

Julian Sturdy Portrait Julian Sturdy
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Houses in such communities get completely different speeds right across the board. Is that not an issue that we must tackle?