Surrey County Council and Jeremy Hunt MP for South West Surrey held a joint broadband summit on Friday in Haslemere to discuss plans for full broadband coverage for the county. Jeremy, who is also Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, spoke alongside Dr Andrew Povey, leader of the council and Abigail Harrison from Digital Surrey to local business and community group representatives about the importance and need for good broadband coverage. The event, held in Haslemere Hall, was part of Surrey’s campaign for Superfast Broadband. On becoming Secretary of State, Jeremy pledged 100% broadband coverage across the country and 90% superfast coverage by 2015. Surrey is determined to achieve this by 2013.
Jeremy said: “Reliable broadband coverage has the potential to revitalise our economy and make life easier for many people, particularly in rural areas like Surrey where reliable broadband allows people to work from home, have online shopping delivered and keep in touch. Surrey County Council has one of the most ambitious plans in the country and I take my hat off to them for being bold.""
