(1) What progress has been made with regard to the implementation of the South Africa Connect: National Broadband Policy in terms of the (a) provincial and (b) urban/rural roll out in the past 24 months; (2) (a) what is the current degree of readiness of the rural communities for the implementation of the Broadband Policy and (b) what challenges his department is experiencing in this regard; (3) how has the roll out of the Broadband Policy been (a) experienced and (b) accepted by the rural communities?