Access to Broadband in South Wales West

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 14 November 2018.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:56, 14 November 2018

Yes, indeed. If Suzy Davies wants to provide me with the specifics—. We need specific postal addresses or telephone numbers in order to give specific information back. I will say, though, that, quite often, when you ask your current internet service provider, ISP, 'Is this available?', they'll say 'no'. What they actually mean is that they don't provide it and not that it's not available at your address. So, we do ask people to check online the number of ISPs available in their area, and try them all, because some ISPs simply won't give superfast broadband in particular areas because their particular network is at capacity. So, shopping around is the answer sometimes. But if you provide me with the details, we'll be able to come back to you and tell you the specifics.