Written question asked by Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative) on Monday, 9 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 February 2009. It was answered by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2009 on behalf of the Ofcom.
Broadband
- Question
- To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what proportion of households in rural areas (a) are connected to and (b) have the capacity to be connected to (i) 256 kb/s, (ii) 512 kb/s, (iii) 1MB/s and (iv) 2 MB/s broadband.
- Answer
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The matter raised is the responsibility of the independent regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which is accountable to Parliament rather than Ministers. Accordingly, I have asked the chief executive of Ofcom to reply directly to the hon. Member. Copies of the chief executive's letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 488 c828-9W; 256374
- Session
- 2008-09
- Related items
- Subjects
- Broadband
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