{"value":{"id":524601,"askingMemberId":4304,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2016-06-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","uin":"HL634","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a broadband universal service obligation for businesses.","answeringBodyId":10,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Culture, Media and Sport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4284,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2016-06-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government has committed to putting in place a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) by the end of this Parliament. Once in place the USO will act as a safety net, giving both households and businesses the legal right to request an affordable broadband connection of at least 10 Mbps (Megabits per second). A connection speed of 10 Mbps will support many small businesses, and will help them make an even greater contribution to our economy.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Absent Voting: Armed Forces","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/524601","method":"GET"}]}