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West Highlands worst in UK for broadband, MPs find
英國寬帶最糟糕的地方在哪裡?
The parliamentary constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber is the worst area in the UK for broadband, new figures show.
最新數據顯示，Ross、Skye和Lochaber的議會選區是英國寬帶最糟糕的地區。
A total of 65.6% of connections in the rural constituency were below the UK government’s proposed minimum standard of 10 megabits per second (Mb/s).
在較偏遠的選區，65.6%的網速低於英國政府的最低標準10mb / s(Mb / s)。
Scotland had eight of the 20 worst performing areas, according to analysis by the British Infrastructure Group of MPs.
根據英國基礎設施小組的分析，蘇格蘭有8個地區比較糟糕。
It was closely followed by Wales with seven.
緊隨其後的是威爾斯，有7個地區。
MPs』 analysis of download speed data recorded by Ofcom in 2016 found Scotland had the four worst performing parliamentary constituencies in the UK.
英國通信管理局在2016年記錄的下載速度數據的分析發現，蘇格蘭在英國的議會選區中表現最差。
More than 60% of connections in three other Scottish constituencies - Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Argyll and Bute and Orkney and Shetland - failed to reach download speeds of 10 Mb/s.
在其他三個蘇格蘭選區，有超過60%的寬帶沒有達到10 Mb / s的下載速度。
Kingston upon Hull East was the worst constituency in England for download speeds, with 56.8% of connections failing to hit the government’s proposed universal service obligation.
金斯頓是Hull East 下載速度最差的地區，有56.8%的寬帶未能達到政府提出的最低要求。
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "We are committed to delivering 100% superfast broadband access across Scotland by 2021.
蘇格蘭政府的一位女發言人說:「我們承諾到2021年在蘇格蘭地區提供100%超高速寬帶接入。」
"This is the most ambitious commitment in the UK - focusing on delivery of speeds over 30mbps - whilst there is still no clarity from the UK government on how they intend to implement the proposed Universal Service Obligation for broadband - which will deliver just 10mbps.
「他們甚至還承諾努力將傳輸提高到30mbp/s，這個承諾有些誇張了，況且，英國政府還不知道究竟如何實現最低要求，也就是提供10mbp/s的速度。」
"Alongside our partners, we have invested over 410m pounds in the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme and are on track to deliver fibre broadband access to at least 95% of premises across Scotland by end 2017, and that thanks to the programme around 780,000 premises have been connected to fibre."
「聯合我們的合作夥伴,我們投資了41千萬英鎊在蘇格蘭超高速寬帶計劃上,有望在2017年年底完成光纖寬帶接入至少95%的計劃,這也多虧了約780000人已經連接到寬帶，這個計劃才有可能實現。」
10 worst constituencies for download speeds
最糟糕的下載速度
1. Ross, Skye and Lochaber, Scotland 65.6%
1.Ross, Skye 和 Lochaber,，蘇格蘭65.6%
2. Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland 63.7%
2.Na h - eileanan an Iar，蘇格蘭63.7%
3. Argyll and Bute, Scotland 61.7%
3.Argyll和Bute，蘇格蘭61.7%
4. Orkney and Shetland, Scotland 61.7%
4.Orkney和Shetland，蘇格蘭61.7%
5. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Wales 58.2%
5.Carmarthen East 和 Dinefwr，威爾斯58.2%
6. Montgomeryshire, Wales 58%
6.Montgomeryshire,威爾斯58%
7. Kingston upon Hull East, Yorkshire and the Humber 56.8%
7.Kingston upon Hull East,，約克郡和漢伯56.8%
8. North Herefordshire, Wales 55.1%
8.North Herefordshire,威爾斯55.1%
9. North Herefordshire, West Midlands 54.9%
9.North Herefordshire，西米德蘭茲郡54.9%
10. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Scotland 52.2%
10.Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross，蘇格蘭52.2%