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Cheap broadband for all planned
News brought to you by Skint Tariffs, providers of cheap broadband deals.A speech by a top government official has raised hopes of cheap broadband becoming a reality for everyone in the UK.
While most people can get cheap broadband deals, there are still some areas of Britain that have poor connections.
However, Lord Carter, the communications minister, has stated ahead of his Digital Britain report that he intends to make broadband universal.
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"Today we are way beyond the view that broadband is a niche product, it is an enabling and transformational service and therefore we have to look at how we can universalise it," he said in a speech to industry figures and MPS.
"We have to ensure that fairness and access for all is more than a soundbite in a manifesto."
Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, is charged with monitoring broadband in Britain.
Broadband.co.uk has recently admitted that this is "a difficult remit", considering the challenges connected to installing the next generation of broadband.
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