Good News in Latest Broadband Expansion Figures

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Michael welcomed figures released this week showing that tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Sevenoaks and Swanley are now able to benefit from superfast broadband coverage.

The Government and local authorities are investing £1.7 billion to bring superfast broadband to as many people as possible across the UK.  The Kent element of the national programme has been allocated over £17 million.

In the Sevenoaks constituency, this will ensure that 14,726 premises will benefit from superfast coverage by June 2017, of which 11,724 have now received coverage.  This is in addition to the 23,584 premises that have received it under the commercial programme.

In the three months to June specifically, 1,769 premises across the constituency have gained coverage.

Michael said: “I welcome that the Government’s commitment to superfast broadband expansion is continuing to benefit people across my constituency.  It is crucial to keeping our local economy growing and will make life easier, cheaper and faster.  I will continue to advocate further expansion over the coming years.”

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