Telecoms sector has 'no belief' UK will meet broadband targets, MPs find

Select committee says strategy at risk from lack of adequate planning and investment

The telecoms sector has no genuine belief" the government will be able to meet its broadband targets, a parliamentary inquiry has found, despite those targets having been cut just weeks ago.

In its national infrastructure strategy, published in late November, the government announced plans to connect 85% of the country with ultrafast gigabit broadband, which usually requires a fibre-to-the-home connection, by 2025.