MANY homes in Swindon are incapable of accessing full-fibre broadband, figures have revealed.
Figures from the House of Commons library showed just 17.5 per cent of households in North Swindon and 11.2 per cent in South Swindon could receive speeds of one gigabits per second in September 2020.
This coverage differs greatly throughout both constituencies – from 48.5 per cent of homes in Mouldon Hill and Oakhurst, to none in four other areas.
And from 43.8 per cent of homes in Broad Blunsdon, South Marston and Wanborough, to 1.2 per cent in Kingshill and Okus.
A group of MPs has warned the government’s pledge of gigabit broadband for 85 percent of the UK by 2025 will not be met, leaving those in rural areas with slow connectivity for years to come.