Newbald Parish Council, supported by Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley & Holderness, is pressing Kcom to install Lightstream broadband in the village.
Graham Stuart MP arranged a meeting in North Newbald to allow the Parish Council to speak in person to Kcom to let them know the high level of interest locally for their ultra-fast Lightstream broadband.
Following the meeting, on Friday 14 July, Suzanne Smith, Parish Clerk, said: “Some of Newbald already has ultrafast and superfast broadband but there are many residents, including myself, who are missing out on the speeds we need to get on with ordinary life – without fast speeds it’s nigh on impossible to work productively from home, or for children to carry out research for homework projects, let alone enjoy watching catch-up TV or Netflix for relaxation.
“Kcom said they’d consider installing Lightstream if we could show demand; today the Parish Council has presented Graham Stuart MP with the results of the Broadband Survey which he will pass to the Managing Director of Kcom. The Survey proves a high level of demand for Lightstream and I hope Kcom will now work with the village to get the currently excluded roads connected, as quickly as possible”.
Graham Stuart MP commented: “The situation in Newbald with regard to broadband provision is complicated – some of the village is connected to Superfast broadband from BT, part of it has Kcom Lightstream, but other less fortunate homes are stuck in the dark ages with achingly slow broadband. Some of the affected homes have been earmarked by Kcom for possible connection to their ultra-fast Lightstream broadband sometime between now and 2020, while others are not included in any roll-out plan at all yet. The purpose of the meeting today is to highlight to Kcom that demand is high in the village for Lightstream now.
“I’m pleased to have been given a copy of the Parish Council’s Broadband Survey and I’m impressed by how many local businesses and homes have registered their interest for it. I have sent it immediately to the Managing Director of Kcom and hope that between us, the Parish Council and I can persuade Kcom that it would be a good idea to bring the village up to speed as soon as possible.”
