4. Digital Services

 

To improve the quality of digital services in Ross-on-Wye.

 

25% of respondents to the questionnaire indicated that they did not want broadband while 50% indicated that they already have it and a further 10% registered that they don't currently have it but would like it.

Digital television provision is patchy in this area.

Issue To improve the quality of digital services in Ross-on-Wye. Action The difficulties of receiving digital services should be investigated and the Town Council needs to stay in touch with national developments. Responsibility Ross Town Council, Ross on Wifi. Priority High. Medium term  Progress To Date:   Aug 2011 Central Government allocates £6.35m to "pump-prime" improved "Super fast" broadband services throughout the county, commencing with a roll-out in the rural areas of south Herefordshire. July 2011 British Telecom confirms that there are no plans at present to upgrade the Ross exchange in Old Gloucester Road to super fast (up to 40Mb fibre optic cable) broadband under the BT Infinity programme. BT add that exchanges are upgraded based upon commercial decisions which take into account business and residential customer expressions of need, their upgrade programme is under constant review and that the position may well be different in a years time 20 Apr 2011 Digital Switch-over of Terrestrial Television completed at the Ridge Hill Transmitter. Digital television provision (either via terrestrial (freeview) or satellite (freesat)) is 100%

 

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