Broadband and mobile coverage in "hard-to-reach" places

UKParliament

On Wednesday 3 February from 2.15pm, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee will take evidence from broadband operators and council representatives as part of its inquiry into establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK.

The Committee will hear from:

At 2.15pm

• David Williams, Chief Executive, Avanti Communications Group plc
• Steve Maine, Chief Executive, WiSpire Ltd

At 2.45pm

• Ian Gray, Director, Programme Delivery, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Councillor Jonathan Glanz, Westminster City Council
• Keri Denton, Programme Director, Connecting Devon and Somerset

Watch the session on Parliament TV.

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On Wednesday 3 February from 2.15pm, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee will take evidence from broadband operators and council representatives as part of its inquiry into establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK.

The Committee will hear from:

At 2.15pm

• David Williams, Chief Executive, Avanti Communications Group plc
• Steve Maine, Chief Executive, WiSpire Ltd

At 2.45pm

• Ian Gray, Director, Programme Delivery, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Councillor Jonathan Glanz, Westminster City Council
• Keri Denton, Programme Director, Connecting Devon and Somerset

Watch the session on Parliament TV

Last time I tried that it was all spluttery and buffery.

UKParliament

On Thursday 3 March, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport was asked questions relating to broadband access and availability.

What recent progress has been made on improving access to broadband in urban areas.

What assessment he has made of the level of uptake of the satellite broadband voucher scheme in Lancashire.

What progress has been made on the rollout of superfast broadband.

What steps his Department is taking to improve competition among internet service providers.

Watch on the question session in Parliament TV.

UKParliament

On Tuesday 15 March from 10.30am, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee will take evidence from BT as part of its inquiry into establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK.

The Committee will hear from

• Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive of BT
• Kim Mears, Managing Director Infrastructure Delivery, Openreach

The Committee will focus on:

• BT's contribution, involvement and performance in the Government's extension of superfast broadband
• BT's take on Ofcom's decade review of digital communications and the position of Openreach and the UK's communications infrastructure
• The UK's international position in terms of World Class connectivity
• BT's role in reaching the hardest-to-reach communities and businesses with reliable and better connectivity

Watch the session on Parliament TV.

UKParliament

From 10.15am on Tuesday 12 April, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will hear evidence from Sharon White, Chief Executive, Ofcom as part of its inquiry into establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK.

Watch Tuesday's session on Parliament TV.



From 2.15pm on Wednesday 13 April, the Committee will hear from Ed Vaizey, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of its inquiry into establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK.

Watch Wednesday's session on Parliament TV.

Narc0lepsy

This thread started a while ago so maybe nobody will read this.
I live in a village on the Herts/Essex border. At the moment a company called Gigaclear are putting in a network to the village. Although I have been moaning about the slow (1.4Mb/s) and intermittent internet here for years, I haven't yet signed up to the new one as it is so expensive - about £15 per month more than I currently pay, for a service which promises huge speeds (faster than I would want - I'd gladly pay a little extra for 5 or 10Mb) plus the cost doesn't include a land line.

Has anyone used this company and have any comments?

MrAnalogy

Hi there.

You probably may not read this (your post being rather a while ago) but if not it might cheer somebody.

There is a new cabinet in Pyworthy (junction of Shortlands) and I stopped this morning to ask the engineer working on it whether the village rumour of fast broadband here could possibly be true?

He replied that when they put the "sticker" on it then it should start being offered.

Whether this will come to pass is another matter, but at least in February 2017 there might be some cause for hope?

Best Regards