Having lived in New Stoke Village for over 4 years there has been a steady decline in broadband speeds, with current performance in the area averaging 1Mb - 3.5Mb. Myself and many other residents find the speeds on offer unbearable and i believe a petition was raised in 2014 about the quality of the broadband. The estate has now grown even more, and continues to grow which is putting a massive strain on the current infrastructure and is only compounding the problem further. For a real world example of just how poor the broadband is in the area, no more than two people can stream a youtube video simultaneously in my house without it causing buffering. Furthermore companies such as EE wont offer some services such as EE TV because the internet speeds do not meet there required minimum. It simply has got to the point where the internet speeds are no longer meeting the requirements for modern technology.
I have been in contact with CSW Broadband and understand that there is no current plan to roll out fibre-optic broadband in this area or any of the new build areas across Coventry. It is my understanding that Coventry City Council has not contributed any funding towards CSW Broadband for upgrades of the network in Contract 1 or Contract 2 hence why there is no plan to bring Fibre Optic roll-out does not include these areas.
I have begun discussions with Openreach to find out more about the community fibre partnership in order to get an understanding of the investment needed to bring fibre optic to our community.
This is a petition for Coventry City Council to help the residents in the area by providing support and funding for an improvement to the broadband speeds. Either through supporting a community fibre partnership or making funds available for Contract 3 of the CSW fibre rollout.