British Government considering support for broadband

British Government considering support for broadband, says Lord Mandelson

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The trade secretary, Lord Mandelson, has indicated that the government is considering “pump priming” financial intervention to ensure next-generation broadband is available to all UK households. Speaking a...
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The guardian.co.uk, Friday April 17 2009
Richard Wray
The trade secretary, Lord Mandelson, has indicated that the government is considering "pump priming" financial intervention to ensure next-generation broadband is available to all UK households. Speaking at the Digital Britain summit in London today, Mandelson said the government cannot be content with the telecoms industry's current plans, which will only make super-fast (...)
(...)The trade secretary, Lord Mandelson, has indicated that the government is considering "pump priming" financial


To read this report in The Guardian in full, see:www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/17/digital-britain-broadband-lord-mandelson