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Written Question
Broadband: East Sussex
Tuesday 21st July 2015

Asked by: Maria Caulfield (Conservative - Lewes)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects the roll-out of rural broadband to be completed in East Sussex; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot

The East Sussex project aims to provide superfast broadband coverage to nearly 61,000 homes and businesses in the county. As of 31 March 2015, 31,205 premises had access to superfast broadband as a result of the project. The project is expected to be completed by 2017, with over 96% of premises expected to have access to superfast broadband.