It's been over two months since OnTheWight requested from the Isle of Wight council a copy of the BT Rural Broadband contract. The legal limit to release it is 20 working days.
Thomas believes the council should be looking to protect local employers as well as core services, saying local ISPs may suffer because of their decision to give BT £3.65m in the rural broadproject rollout project.
Frazer Munro, boss of an Isle of Wight company providing wireless infrastructure in rural areas, argues that the failure of IW council officers to accurately report Island broadband provision led to the Cabinet making an 'illegal' decision.
The councillor says he's sorry Island contractors were not in the mix and that he'd welcome plans to help Island companies get Island contracts in the future.
Cllr Phil Jordan disputes claims in Cllr Seely's CP letter, commenting that they 'entirely misrepresented' his views on the importance of rural broadband.