Motion or amendment: Making Northern Ireland 100 per cent Full Fibre Broadband
Motion or amendment by Mr Jonathan Buckley on .
- MLA
- Mr Jonathan Buckley
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 7 May 2024
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Making Northern Ireland 100 per cent Full Fibre Broadband
- Assembly identifier
- Document 400368
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Making Northern Ireland 100 per cent Full Fibre Broadband
That this Assembly believes digital connectivity is integral to building a prosperous and inclusive Northern Ireland; welcomes the recent Ofcom report, Connected Nations, which found that nearly three quarters of a million homes in Northern Ireland – 91 per cent of all homes - have access to full-fibre broadband, making it the best connected region within the British Isles; highlights the contribution made by Project Stratum as a result of £150m in funding secured by the Democratic Unionist Party in 2017 under the confidence and supply agreement; recognises that Northern Ireland is on course to be the first region in Europe to have 100 per cent fibre broadband availability; is committed to exploiting growth opportunities flowing from high-speed broadband connection whilst encouraging digital literacy projects in rural and hard-to-reach areas; and calls on the Minister for the Economy to set out a clear plan to encourage uptake by more homes and businesses to fast and reliable broadband; and further calls on the Minister to ensure Northern Ireland is best placed to benefit from further UK Government initiatives, including Project Gigabit.
189 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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