Lord Allen of Kensington – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2016-06-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a broadband universal service obligation for businesses.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The Government has committed to putting in place a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) by the end of this Parliament. Once in place the USO will act as a safety net, giving both households and businesses the legal right to request an affordable broadband connection of at least 10 Mbps (Megabits per second). A connection speed of 10 Mbps will support many small businesses, and will help them make an even greater contribution to our economy.