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		Written answer
	answer has question	OEipWtgq
	answer has answering person	Edward Vaizey
	answer text	<p>According to Ofcom's recent infrastructure report 73% of premises in the UK now have access to superfast broadband and approximately 97% have the ability to access standard broadband with speeds of 2 Mbps or above. The Government has committed to achieve 95% superfast coverage by 2017 and to ensure universal availability of standard broadband. Essex county council entered into a contract in August 2013 for delivery of a project to extend superfast broadband in rural areas and to provide universal standard broadband, and survey and design work is under way. Essex has received £6.46 million from DCMS, which has been matched by Essex county council.</p><p>Ofcom also reported that Essex county had 74% superfast broadband coverage by October 2013.</p>
	answer given date	2013-11-05
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	lGxpf3vw
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	lGxpf3vw
OEipWtgq	question has answer	lGxpf3vw
Edward Vaizey	answering person has answer	lGxpf3vw