In the last 10 years, broadband has gone from "what is it?" status to become politicians’ promise.
The out-of-office UK Conservative party has promised speeds of 100 Mbps to the majority of homes by 2017.
Private investors would help finance deployment in rural areas with the remainder coming from BBC license fees that are intended to fund the operations of the BBC.
The ruling Labor party has set a goal for every home to have the availability of speeds of 2 Mbps by 2012. |
