HOW THE UK COMPARES

Standard broadband is now available across 95pc of the UK

This technology still uses Victorian-era copper wires for the last stretch into homes

Ofcom has said households should be connected using fibreoptic cables in future

These offer much faster speeds and are more reliable At the moment, only 3pc of premises have fibre connections in the UK

Coverage is higher in Europe – at 85pc in Portugal and Latvia, 60pc in Spain, 20pc in France and 19pc in Italy

UK on track to reach 25pc target by 2025, says Ofcom