Read more.By 2020 everyone in the UK should have at least 10Mbps broadband.
Read more.By 2020 everyone in the UK should have at least 10Mbps broadband.
Does that mean we're not going to be charged VAT for Broadband?Access to the Internet shouldn't be a luxury
And 10 Mbps makes it all the better to spy on you.10 Mbps is the speed needed to meet the demands of today’s typical family and many small business
CK_1985 (09-11-2015)
its not going to happen, crusty BT won`t give you a landline back if your job ends, and you don`t pay them, all other landlines from ISP`s just sell BT lines except virgin
it ends up being faster and cheaper to just use EE and 3 on 3g with your cell plugged in to your desktop then most BT connections on landlines
Last edited by me-yeah; 09-11-2015 at 11:27 AM.
Only way this will happen is if either the government legislate and can punish the underlying carrier with a fine bigger than the investment costs, or if there are large subsidies involved.
I can see why Virgin are against subsidies, because they know their technology isn't cost effective to install, or they would have done it in many more places by now, meaning most of the money will be handed to BT to upgrade all their cabinets to Fibre.
The problem with "rights" is that people see it as something they are entitled to without actually having to pay proper costs for it. If it cost £1000 per fibre line to upgrade a cabinet with only a few lines on it, no one connected to it would want to pay for it.
Pardon my cynicism but notice that there's no mention of government in that list. Strange given that the chancellor has been quoted as saying he wants HMG to move over to "digital delivery" of services.As indicated in the above statement, fast broadband is now seen as a necessity; essential for families, entrepreneurs, and businesses.
Anyone think that this won't end up as (a) a lot of hot air, and/or (b) a whacking government subsidy heading to BT with no real progress in sight?
Actually I'd maybe be happier in the idea of subsidising OpenReach if OpenReach was either nationalised or reformed into a not-for-profit like Network Rail.
I'm also fascinated that 10Mb/s is "Fast Broadband" - surely that kind of speed is (theoretically?) achievable with our current 4G setup. What does that make my supposed* 152Mb/s from VM - hyperspeed?
(* very unhappy with VM at the moment - got an email from them saying I was being speed-boosted "shortly" and in the meantime the link speed has about halved. Maybe I need to move from SuperHub1 modem to something more modern).
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I thought the reasons for VM not rolling out in more places was due to councils not granting permission, not wanting their roads dug up and the accompanying hassle involved with laying what they probably see as something that's already there in the form of BT cables, then again i could be talking rubbish as IDK about the inter workings of VM or councils.
Fast internet is not a luxury, it's a right. Tell that to homeless people who have to beg for food and shelter. Or the many people who use food banks because the government make more austerity cuts. Good for a lot of people, but I think priorities are a bit wrong.
God this boils my urine
No-one need 'fast' internet for anything other than watching movies or piracy. There is no difference for people if their webpages take 2 seconds of 2.1 seconds to load.
Last edited by peterb; 09-11-2015 at 03:11 PM. Reason: Usual reason....
Although it sounds very useful, there are possible issues around the government releasing address-specific connectivity data. If you're trying to sell your house and the government suddenly tells everyone it has rubbish mobile signal and slow broadband, and as a result the market value goes down by a few grand, you're going to be mighty annoyed!
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Middle of urban Manchester and I get 3Mb/s (3.5 on a good day). Good luck with that!
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