Satellites: Ceredigion

(asked on 18th October 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's announcement of £8 million to fund new satellite connectivity in up to 35,000 of the hardest to reach premises, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of including premises in Ceredigion constituency as part of that scheme.


Answered by
John Whittingdale Portrait
John Whittingdale
This question was answered on 25th October 2023

The Government expects less than 100,000 premises to be unable to access a gigabit- capable connection via either a commercial or government funded rollout and require government intervention. These premises are described as Very Hard to Reach. The Capital Grant Scheme announced in April, will provide up to 35,000 premises with help to access low Earth orbit satellite equipment to improve their connectivity. The scheme will be open to premises that the department has identified as being unlikely to benefit from an improved fixed line, or fixed wireless access connection. This could be for one of several reasons including being in a remote location far from neighbouring premises. We expect premises to be located across the UK, and the government will publish a full list of eligible postcodes prior to the launch of the scheme, along with detailed eligibility criteria.

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