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<p>Broadband is a modern necessity and the Department is working hard to ensure that
everyone in Britain has the connection they need to be involved in our digital society.
The Government has invested £1.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements
in broadband services across the UK. This funding has created more than four million
new superfast connections to date. Over 93% of UK premises are now able to access
superfast speeds and we are on track to reach our target of 95% by the end of the
year.</p><p> </p><p>The constituency of Oxford West and Abingdon falls within the
area covered by Better Broadband for Oxfordshire (http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/cms/).
The government has invested over £8 million in the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire
project, with local funds contributing over £13 million further. Over 4,600 premises
in the constituency have received superfast broadband coverage as a result of this
project. Superfast coverage in the constituency sits at over 98.8% according to third
party monitoring by ThinkBroadband http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/oxford-west-and-abingdon,E14000874.</p>
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