7. 7. Statement: Update on Superfast Broadband

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:01 pm on 13 June 2017.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 6:01, 13 June 2017

Minister, I wanted to raise matters that I know you are aware of, because we've corresponded about them, and that is the issue of the AB company failure in the Goldcliff area in my constituency, because that failure has left residents without internet access, which, as we can all imagine, has created a great deal of problems and frustration for them. There is a temporary solution in terms of infrastructure being provided by AB together with British Telecom, but, as yet, there is no date for BT installing fibre, even though, for some time now, they have told local residents that that was imminent. But there is no date for the provision that would allow residents to access that fibre. So, that frustration is lingering and has been the case for quite some time.

The other very real frustration is that there is no internet service provider to take over AB Internet services on a permanent basis at the moment. As I say, I know you are aware of these issues, Minister, and I wonder if there's anything you can say today as to what the solutions will be.