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UK Government To Back Broadband-For-All
Barence writes to mention that the UK government is throwing their weight behind a broadband-for-all initiative with an initial round of £250 million in funding. Using money left over from the digital television switch, the initiative aims to have a 2Mbit/sec broadband connection or better in every home by 2012. "Analysts welcomed the proposals, but say there are still many details to be hammered out: 'The Chancellor... needs to consider how to remove the barriers that prevent the people who cannot afford broadband to get connected. They need to ensure that competition in the market remains fair and consumers are given choice rather than one or two providers.'"
Only 1Mbps? I would pay anyone $250 right now to up my speed on my 56kbps modem to 33kbps. Right now it's 26kbps (as it's been since 1994).
And to belay the obvious: No, satellite doesn't work on my site, and wireless is "5 years away" which is the same number I've heard for the last 10+ years.
And if you think I chose to live in the boonies (rural US) without internet, you're wrong. I chose to live in the boonies WITH ALL UTILITIES, but around the mid-90's the set making up ALL UTILITIES changed. So I guess I should have burned my now-useless house down as soon as ISDN was invented.