Plus: Govt has no targets at all for 5G deployment, claims telco insider
Matthew Hughes Tue 22 Dec 2020 // 12:20 UTC Share
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The UK s cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has warned that the government risks missing its target to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to 85 per cent of the country by 2025, citing considerable challenges to the infrastructure rollout.
The news comes after government had already slashed previous targets for total nationwide gigabit coverage by 2025 to 85 per cent in November. It also hacked away at the level of state subsidy available for wiring up rural areas that would otherwise be written off by commercial providers, which decreased from £5n to £1.2bn in the Autumn Spending review.