Ensuring our local communities have access to reliable broadband continues to be one of my local priorities. I am, therefore, delighted that 20,660 premises in the constituency of Louth & Horncastle are to benefit from ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband as part of Openreach's rollout in rural areas.
This figure is in addition to existing coverage or planned build from other Openreach programmes, Community Fibre Partnerships or funded programmes.
The Government continues to work with industry to target a minimum of 85 percent gigabit-capable coverage by 2025, with the Chancellor making a £5billion commitment to support the roll-out of gigabit-capable broadband to the hardest to reach areas of the UK.
