Henry Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of broadband coverage in (a) the UK and (b) other major European nations.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/telecoms-research/bbresearch/scorecard-14) stated in figure 8 that the percentages of households in areas served by broadband were:
|
Standard broadband |
Mobile broadband |
Superfast broadband |
|
|
United Kingdom |
95-100% |
95-100% |
70-75% |
|
France |
95-100% |
95-100% |
20-25% |
|
Germany |
95-100% |
90-95% |
65-70% |
|
Spain |
95-100% |
95-100% |
60-65% |
|
Italy |
95-100% |
95-100% |
10-15% |
Ofcom also publishes comparative information in its International Communications Market Report (http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/communications-market-reports/cmr13/international/)
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