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Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14940 on Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the minimum signal strength to s
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 29 Nov 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14940 on Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the minimum signal strength to s
29 Nov 2024
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29 Nov 2024
Answer published
Ofcom reports that a 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speed connection is needed to support video calls and a consistent connection to the internet, and our expectation is that this would support remote working. Most networks in the UK, including those ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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