My vision for 2020 is a country where broadband (real broadband of up to a gig) is available for all who want it. This is the only way forward, rural people having the same access to ICT as the urban people. The carbon footprint would be reduced as people can continue to live and work in the countryside. Without communication this is not possible and youngsters leave to work in the cities.
The incumbent (BT) is wringing revenue out of an obsolete copper network and instead of re-investing it pays fatcats and dividends. The govt needs to wake up and force it to deliver what it promises, instead of believing that this country has broadband. It doesn’t. The cities may have it but market towns and villages are lagging far behind as they are not economic. We need to light the fibre, everywhere, no matter what it costs. Broadband (min 100meg) is a utiility, and should be available for all.
Chris Conder
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Boy is it ever! Countries elsewhere are installing higher speed ADSL than we are used to. We have an aging / heritage copper network doing space age work for us, we have transition in the workplace waiting to happen, we have rural areas which should house and support a more diverse population, we have options to tinker with upgrades or to invest mightily in futureproofed technology, we have not yet investigated / debated just how useful fibre could be. It is time to invest, install and light the fibre.
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