MP calls for timetable for Openreach's better broadband roll out
North Shropshire MP, Owen Paterson has written to Openreach asking for a timetable for its promised broadband improvements.
Openreach announced last week that it will build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses in some of the UK’s hardest-to-serve communities.
It says Full Fibre technology will be available to 25 million premises, including more than six million in the hardest-to-serve parts of the country.
Mr Paterson has been campaigning for better broadband for north Shropshire for many years.
He welcomed the pledge by Openreach.
"This is a positive development," he said.
"It is a a top priority for my constituency and I have written to Openreach to establish the timetable for when this will be rolled out."
The plans also include the company’s biggest ever recruitment drive, with a further 1,000 new roles being created in 2021 on top of the 2,500 jobs which were announced in December 2020.
