British Broadband Needs £1bn More Funding

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 3, 2012 @09:36PM from the filling-up-the-coffers dept.

judgecorp writes "A report from the London School of Economics says that funding for superfast broadband in Britain faces a £1.1 billion shortfall. It's a government priority, but rural areas are uneconomic to cable up. From the article: 'Britain is in danger of missing out on the economic and social benefits of superfast broadband due to a lack of government funding and e-skills, according to a new report. Research by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Convergys claims a funding gap of £1.1 billion could cause the government to miss its target of having the “best superfast broadband network” in Europe by 2015.'"

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Re:wireless by kestasjk · 2012-05-03 22:02 · Score: 3, Funny

How dare you call our little island cold!

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Only a billion more pounds? by Culture20 · 2012-05-04 00:05 · Score: 3, Funny

We can raise that for them. C'mon slashdotters, start eating those hotpockets!