The councillor says he was told there was a 90 per cent highway failure rate of works carried out by Wightfibre, but the company dispute the statistics, saying they are "completely inaccurate"
The money goes to UKSA to fund their ‘Test the Water’ programme offering Year Six Island children a chance to spend half a day at UKSA taking part in a sailing or watersports session.
The volume of Internet traffic enjoyed by WightFibre customers at peak times has grown over 200% since the company re-launched as WightFibre in July 2012. They're about to receive even faster speeds with the latest upgrade.
The road closure could severely impact tourism, especially during a critical time when businesses rely on Easter takings to make it through to the summer