REID CALLS FOR BROADBAND TO COVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY

Speaking in the House of Commons Debate on the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday afternoon, Alan Reid MP raised the problems his constituents face trying to get Broadband.

He told the House,

“I was on the Isle of Coll on Saturday and found that there is a limit to the number of available broadband slots, and that BT seems to have been operating the situation very haphazardly. For example, when a constituent who came to my surgery moved house, he lost his broadband connection, and the slot was allocated to the lucky person who happened to phone BT on the day he moved. That is haphazard. ………….We need a system of universal broadband to cover the whole country.”

Speaking afterwards Alan Reid said, “Broadband is essential these days, both for individuals and businesses. The UK and Scottish Governments and BT must all work together to ensure that Broadband services are available everywhere as soon as possible. The same problems that I found on the Isle of Coll last Saturday can be found in many of the islands and small communities through Argyll & Bute”