Telecoms sector has 'no belief' UK will meet broadband targets, MPs find
Technology | The Guardian
Select committee says strategy at risk from lack of inadequate planning and investment
The telecoms sector has “no genuine belief” the government will be able to meet its broadband targets, a parliamentary inquiry has found, despite those targets having been cut just weeks ago.
In its national infrastructure strategy, published in late November, the government announced plans to connect 85% of the country with ultrafast gigabit broadband, which usually requires a fibre-to-the-home connection, by 2025.
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