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UK Government Proposes Minimum 10Mbps Broadband For Poor (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The UK's Local Government Association (LGA) is proposing a social tariff to ensure that minimum broadband access of at least 10 Mbps is available to all UK citizens at an affordable price. Last November, Parliament announced that it would begin work on a Universal Service Obligation (USO), which would grant all citizens the right to request broadband service with a minimum 10Mbps. At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron said, "Access to the Internet shouldn't be a luxury; it should be a right -- absolutely fundamental to life in 21st century Britain." Research by Ofcom in 2014 showed "marked relationships between socio-economic deprivation and [poor] broadband availability in cities". Similar results have been found in rural areas, which means that the demand for increasing broadband service to a minimum level may be high among people with lower incomes.
Here in the UK we've taken into account internet for those unfortunate souls who may have had such access terminated in their home or residence unexpectedly. If you've recently experienced this issue, say, at the hands of an embassy or rather during, say, a political asylum against a rather simple investigation that is in no way a witch hunt with the potential to result in extradition to an island torture camp, the UK government has a solution.
simply leave the embassy, and walk directly toward the van marked "Internet." We're also offering free stainless steel bracelets to the first customers.
Good people go to bed earlier.
What am I missing.....................???
The fact that many people are limited to 3mbps DSL or satalite...
From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs
Okay, but that's a pretty bizarre definition of 'north of' or 'south of'.
Actually it's quite standard, especially when (as in this case) the context makes it obvious that the relevant factor is the difference in latitude.
"The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else." - Bastiat