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UK government details superfast broadband plans

The UK government’s plans to roll out high speed broadband across the nation received a boost this week, with the first major speech from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt clarifying some of the details of how Britain could achieve the “best superfast broadband network in Europe.” Mr Hunt criticised the Labour government’s previous commitments of 2MBps broadband speeds as being “pitifullly unambitious,” and he considered it “a scandal” that almost three million households are still unable to access this speed. The culture secretary did not divulge specific details of how the national roll-out would be carried out, but BBC News reports that it could involve the passing of legislation to force water, gas and electricity companies to open their ducts as a more cost-effective means of installing fibre-optic cables throughout the country. He also welcomed a proposal by Ofcom that BT open up its ducts for the new service. “The biggest cost involved in rolling out new fibre optic networks is digging up the roads,” Mr Hunt explained. “Cut these costs and, straight away, investing in superfast broadband becomes a substantially more attractive proposition.” With many countries enjoying speeds in excess of 100MBps, the UK government has long promised a superfast network , which Mr Hunt stated could create at least 60,000 new jobs and generate

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UK government details superfast broadband plans

The UK government’s plans to roll out high speed broadband across the nation received a boost this week, with the first major speech from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt clarifying some of the details of how Britain could achieve the “best superfast broadband network in Europe.” Mr Hunt criticised the Labour government’s previous commitments of 2MBps broadband speeds as being “pitifullly unambitious,” and he considered it “a scandal” that almost three million households are still unable to access this speed. The culture secretary did not divulge specific details of how the national roll-out would be carried out, but BBC News reports that it could involve the passing of legislation to force water, gas and electricity companies to open their ducts as a more cost-effective means of installing fibre-optic cables throughout the country. He also welcomed a proposal by Ofcom that BT open up its ducts for the new service. “The biggest cost involved in rolling out new fibre optic networks is digging up the roads,” Mr Hunt explained. “Cut these costs and, straight away, investing in superfast broadband becomes a substantially more attractive proposition.” With many countries enjoying speeds in excess of 100MBps, the UK government has long promised a superfast network , which Mr Hunt stated could create at least 60,000 new jobs and generate

roll-out-high

UK government details superfast broadband plans

The UK government’s plans to roll out high speed broadband across the nation received a boost this week, with the first major speech from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt clarifying some of the details of how Britain could achieve the “best superfast broadband network in Europe.” Mr Hunt criticised the Labour government’s previous commitments of 2MBps broadband speeds as being “pitifullly unambitious,” and he considered it “a scandal” that almost three million households are still unable to access this speed. The culture secretary did not divulge specific details of how the national roll-out would be carried out, but BBC News reports that it could involve the passing of legislation to force water, gas and electricity companies to open their ducts as a more cost-effective means of installing fibre-optic cables throughout the country. He also welcomed a proposal by Ofcom that BT open up its ducts for the new service. “The biggest cost involved in rolling out new fibre optic networks is digging up the roads,” Mr Hunt explained. “Cut these costs and, straight away, investing in superfast broadband becomes a substantially more attractive proposition.” With many countries enjoying speeds in excess of 100MBps, the UK government has long promised a superfast network , which Mr Hunt stated could create at least 60,000 new jobs and generate

roll-out-high

UK government details superfast broadband plans

The UK government’s plans to roll out high speed broadband across the nation received a boost this week, with the first major speech from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt clarifying some of the details of how Britain could achieve the “best superfast broadband network in Europe.” Mr Hunt criticised the Labour government’s previous commitments of 2MBps broadband speeds as being “pitifullly unambitious,” and he considered it “a scandal” that almost three million households are still unable to access this speed. The culture secretary did not divulge specific details of how the national roll-out would be carried out, but BBC News reports that it could involve the passing of legislation to force water, gas and electricity companies to open their ducts as a more cost-effective means of installing fibre-optic cables throughout the country. He also welcomed a proposal by Ofcom that BT open up its ducts for the new service. “The biggest cost involved in rolling out new fibre optic networks is digging up the roads,” Mr Hunt explained. “Cut these costs and, straight away, investing in superfast broadband becomes a substantially more attractive proposition.” With many countries enjoying speeds in excess of 100MBps, the UK government has long promised a superfast network , which Mr Hunt stated could create at least 60,000 new jobs and generate