|
Minister outlines broadband plans
Posted by: eusty on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 09:39 AM
|
The Rt Hon Stephen Timms, who is the government Minister for Competitiveness,
addressed the Broadband Stakeholder Group last night and outlined the
governments plans for a summit to discuss the future of broadband in the UK. The
summit will especially focus on next-generation broadband services and funding.
"When I became e-commerce Minister five years ago, the UK was
neck and neck with Croatia on broadband availability and use.
Together, thanks in no small measure to the work of the Broadband
Stakeholder Group, we fixed that problem and put Britain in a leading
position. However, today we face a new challenge. Other countries are
starting to invest in new, fibre based infrastructure, delivering
considerably higher bandwidth than is available in the UK today.
As Minister for Competitiveness, I see it as one of my highest personal
priorities that we have a high performance telecommunications
infrastructure in every part of the country, enabling us to compete
successfully on a global basis. That is why I have decided to chair a
high level summit later this year to consider the circumstances that
might trigger public sector intervention, the form that intervention
might take and at what level it might sensibly take place. I want it to
be an open exchange, to bring together key people from Government, from
Ofcom and from industry.
It is essential that the UK undertakes timely deployment of technology –
we can’t lag behind. I would like to thank the Broadband Stakeholder
Group for their continued support and involvement in this important
work." |
| Stephen Timms |
No details of the summit have been released, but the UK needs to act sooner
rather than later in it's fibre-to-home plans.
|
| Minister outlines broadband plans | Log-in or register a new user account | 0 Comments |
|
| Comments are statements made by the person that posted them.
They do not necessarily represent the opinions of the site editor. |
|
Broadband UK
Find the cheapest, fastest broadband where you live
Other Stories
- Mobile broadband to replace Wi-Fi?
(Mar 10, 2008)
- Pipex will be no more
(Mar 06, 2008)
- PlusNet tops BroadbandChoices.co.uk Customer Awards
(Mar 06, 2008)
- Be plans coverage expansion
(Mar 05, 2008)
- Wi-Fi use on train soars
(Mar 04, 2008)
- 24Mbps for under a tenner
(Mar 04, 2008)
- Virgin numbers soar
(Feb 28, 2008)
- iPlayer costs us money claim ISPs
(Feb 24, 2008)
- Government plans broadband review
(Feb 24, 2008)
- ISPs give thumbs down to regulation
(Feb 21, 2008)
|
