Two Members of parliament of the VVD argue for a internet cable in dikes. As a result, rural areas in the Netherlands can be equipped with high-speed internet access. It is unclear how realistic the proposal is.
Of those who now have no opportunity to high-speed internet, living there many close to dikes, for example, according to VVD-Mp Afke Understands and Anne-Wil Lucas. They ask therefore to minister Verhagen or there internetkabels in the dikes can be placed. By the cables in the dikes to impose would, according to them, ‘ambitions in the area of dijkversterking, monitoring, and digitization might in smart ways, can be combined’.
The plan is a follow-up to the news that is thought about the idea of sensors in dykes, which dykes better in the holes can be held. According to the Members of the chamber via ducts easily make a internet connection to be installed, even from different providers. At this moment some of the outlying areas in the Netherlands no decision about high-speed internet access, because the wired networks for cost reasons not all laid out.
Up until now it was thought about the possibility of these households of high-speed internet access via wireless networks, for example, with the 4g technology lte. The government would like to have the rural high-speed internet access provided, because the areas are economically more attractive.