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Thursday 21st June 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Luke Graham Portrait Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)
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T2. Although we welcome the Gigabit voucher scheme, which was introduced by my right hon. Friend, may I ask him what steps he has taken to explore alternative methods of broadband delivery, such as TV white space, as in the project that is currently being trialled in Kinross-shire in my constituency?

Margot James Portrait The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries (Margot James)
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We will certainly review the white space option. Fixed wireless solutions are already widely available in those hard-to-reach areas, but the universal service obligation will deliver high-speed broadband connectivity through wired or wireless technologies.