High-speed broadband to be a legal right for UK homes

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

British homes and businesses should have a legal right to high-speed broadband. Broadband providers should have a legal requirement to provide reliable, high-speed broadband to anyone who requests it, no matter where they are in the country.

According to Ofcom, superfast broadband services offering predicted download speeds of at least 30Mbps were available to 95% of UK homes and offices in 2019. By 2020, this had risen to 96%. It is now 2021 and we are in the midst of a global pandemic in which British citizens are legally obliged to 'work from home'. This is impossible with internet speeds that are still as low as 3Mbps in some areas of the UK. This cannot wait any longer, 100% of UK homes deserve superfast broadband this year.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Enact a national internet access act in to UK law.

Timeline

7 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
14 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jan 2021

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