Europe sets state-aid rules for broadband rollouts
News The European Commission has published a set of rules for when state aid should be used to roll out broadband networks, in a bid to speed up the deployment of high-speed next-generation networks in the European Union.
[September 18, 2009, 13:15]
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Talkback 50p not enough to boost BT profits and squeeze out much more cost effective competition by somehow avoiding State Aid issues as a Private company by being treated as a public one. To feed fibre to everybody is far to expensive, there are far more...
[July 4, 2009, 0:15]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News State aid has to be open and transparent and not a backroom deal," Heaney said. The government's proposed 50p monthly levy on fixed copper lines will not be enough to finance fibre broadband access for the entire UK, BT has said.
[July 2, 2009, 15:05]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog In some pain, faint from loss of blood and with mere seconds of consciousness left, he dashed into his kitchen to search for the Band-Aid. A member of the PC Magazine editorial team -- who shall remain nameless -- cut himself shaving today.
[January 31, 1998, 6:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News In some pain, faint from loss of blood and with mere seconds of consciousness left, he dashed into his kitchen to search for the Band-Aid. A member of the PC Magazine editorial team -- who shall remain nameless -- cut himself shaving today.
[January 31, 1998, 6:00]
Well we will see...
Talkback "While this investment should be made mostly by private companies, there is an important role for public investment in achieving the widest possible access to broadband in under-served and non-profitable areas.
[September 18, 2009, 23:19]
