I’m against these ugly and unnecessary poles that are springing up all over Hedon.
It’s clear that after the irritation of our roads being dug up everywhere for KCOM’s broadband everyone should be able to use their ducts - as happens everywhere else in the country.
That’s why I’ve made clear to KCOM that it should be making it easy, quick and cost effective for competitors to use their infrastructure.
And I’ve referred them to Ofcom to highlight the sorry state of broadband competition in the East Riding.
I've asked the Council to look at whether there's anything that can be done to delay MS3's permission to install the poles.
If we must have poles to give everyone access to broadband that doesn’t cost the earth, I don’t want a single pole more than we need.
That’s why I’m working with MS3 and other challengers to come to an agreement to share infrastructure, and it looks like that will come to pass. I certainly hope so.
I’ve written to the minister for digital infrastructure to tell him that if they can’t come to an agreement, the Government should make them share.
And I’m working with other MPs to put more pressure on our councils to find a proper, long-term solution to infrastructure sharing.
I’m sorry that Hedon has to go through this, and please rest assured that this has been my primary area of focus for over a month.
