Fibre Optic Cables (Rutherglen)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 26 January 2017.

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It has been brought to my attention that some new housing developments in my Rutherglen Constituency have been built with only partial access to fibre optic internet connectivity being made available at the time when homes are constructed. I understand that the United Kingdom Government has struck a deal to avoid that situation in future. What assurances has the Scottish Government received from the UK Government that that will apply to housing developments such as those in Rutherglen?

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