I am not feeling good about our chances. The funds being allocated now for our area were largely provided by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Given this it seems that an active role by our local representatives could be crucial. I have reached out to Mr. Kellaway, as have others, and unfortunately we have not heard back from him.
I have reached out again (copy of my email is below) and hope that others in the community will also make one last effort.
Mr. Clark, Mr. Kellaway, and Mr. Saunders:
I was
very sorry to have missed your canvassing call this week. I would very
much have liked to discuss a role that local representation can play in
helping our community. The issue is the state of our Internet
connectivity and the possibility that the Superfast Berkshire initiative
might be able to help us.
Temple
is a village of 100 homes that has been cast adrift from the world of
the High Speed Internet, much less from what is now being called the
Superfast Internet. This is not a new topic to some of you as there
have been a number of people in the community, myself included, that
have reached out to Mr. Kellaway. Attached is my letter of January
20th. Hopefully he has taken our matter to action though I have not
heard back from him as a confirmation that this is true.
A
stated goal from the Superfast Berkshire website is that all homes in
Berkshire would have access to the Internet at speeds above 2Mbps.
Well, we certainly do not. Our average is around 1.5Mpbs and some
residents struggle to get even that speed. Access to a high speed
Internet connection has become as essential as power, running water, and
bin collection and as such features in the your own parties manifesto
for 2015 pledging '"Near universal superfast broadband" for rural
areas'.
Moneys are in the process of being allocated now. The moneys that are being allocated now
include funds provided by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
If there was ever a time when our local representatives could have an
influence it seems that it would be now.
Can you please help us?
Thank you,
Will Kostelecky and Sara Carter |
It would be great if one of our elected representatives would champion our cause. Without a champion I am afraid we are lost as I know that other council members are fighting for their constituents.