The Department asserted that where there are variations found within urban areas, those pockets which are currently unviable are expected to be covered by commercial operators over the course of the next few years. However, should that not be the case, the Department told us that it will have to consider the best way of providing gigabit connections to those areas. The Department stated that potential solutions include the use of Gigabit vouchers, and it will continue to monitor eligibility for these to “mop up” these sorts of cases. The Department also stated that the roll out of 5G will benefit some of those urban areas because it is less specifically premises-based and gives good speeds.76 Delivering coverage in the hardest to reach areas