Broadband: Rural Areas

(asked on 10th March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect there to be 100 per cent fast speed broadband coverage in rural areas.


Answered by
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 24th March 2025

Superfast broadband (>=30Mbps) is now available to 98% of UK premises, with Project Gigabit delivering gigabit-capable broadband (>=1000 Mbps) to those not included in suppliers' commercial plans.

Over 86% of UK premises can now access gigabit-capable broadband, according to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com. Our goal is that at least 99% of UK premises will be able to access gigabit coverage by 2030.

Some rural and remote premises will remain too expensive to build a gigabit-capable connection to. The government is considering what policy measures may be required to help provide them with ultrafast (>=100Mbps) connections.

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