This in from Cllr Bob Seely, in his own words. Ed
Commenting on the Isle of Wight Cabinet’s decision to appoint BT as the preferred supplier to roll out superfast broadband to 20,000 homes and business in the rural Isle of Wight, Central Wight Councillor Bob Seely, said,
“This is the right decision by the Cabinet, and I am delighted for my residents. It is good news for rural areas and good for the Island as a whole.
“We have had a month of delay, so now let’s get on with it and get the infrastructure installed that will deliver higher broadband speeds.
“For flexible working, working from home, setting up businesses and for education and social use, this is really going to help my ward and rural communities.
“I am sorry that Island contractors were not in the mix. In future I would welcome any plans to help Island companies get Island contracts. If the Council officers and elected leaders had said that there was an Island option, I would have jumped at the chance. However, the time for the Cabinet and the Ruling Group to have considered an Island option would have been in spring or summer, not the month that contracts need to be signed.”
