MONTGOMERYSHIRE AM Russell George has led a debate in the National Assembly for Wales urging the Welsh Government to honour its promise to deliver universal broadband.

Mr George has been a vocal about the roll-out of high-speed broadband and improved mobile coverage across mid Wales.

Speaking after the debate in the Senedd, on Wednesday, 2 November, during which he criticised the Welsh Government’s failure to honour its commitment to deliver universal access to superfast broadband by 2015, Mr George said: “I was pleased to lead a debate in the Senedd this week to highlight the lack of fast and reliable broadband which I and many people in Montgomeryshire face.

“In spite of the Welsh Government’s positive aim of delivering universal access to fibre broadband by 2015 I, and many others, remain frustrated that we are still waiting for improvements to reach us.

“We are now in 2016 and the reality is that we are still some way off providing universal access to next-generation broadband.

“The goalposts have been repeatedly moved, people have been fobbed off, and businesses have been unable to plan for the future.

“Welsh Government ministers have been full of warm words and good intentions, but now it is time for concrete action because hot air and empty promises won’t get us very far."

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