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Government faces grilling over rural broadband

...who are likely to attack its performance on rural coverage and wireless. Sir George Young MP has organised a debate at Westminster Hall, at which... Read more

25 March, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

MP slams 'confusion' of UK broadband strategy

...the rollout of broadband in rural areas, according to a senior politician. Sir George Young, Conservative MP for North West Hampshire, believes that a lack... Read more

13 January, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Politician slams broadband uncertainty

...government provides more financial assistance to the telecommunications industry. Speaking on Thursday, Sir George Young told a parliamentary seminar that those living in rural areas... Read more

18 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband project shrugs off BT delays

...Friday, FDM Broadband turned on its wireless broadband service in Kingsclere, Hampshire. Sir George Young MP, who had been pushing the rural broadband agenda in... Read more

27 January, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

MPs urge more action on wireless broadband

...MPs said on Tuesday. Leading a debate on broadband in rural areas, Sir George Young MP criticised the government for not doing enough to close... Read more

26 March, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Pick your own bandwidth with satellite broadband

...for each extra megabyte, with the highest priority costing 9p per megabyte. Sir George Young, one of the UK's more tech-savvy politicians, has... Read more

22 October, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Election leaves power vacuum in MP's tech group

...Lab Stays Sandra Gidley Romsey, LDem Stays Simon Thomas Ceredigion, PC Unseated Sir George Young North West Hampshire, Con Stays Sue Doughty Guildford, LDem Unseated... Read more

6 May, 2005 by Matt Loney

Broadband's inspectors sport varied track records

...can't get access to ADSL or cable broadband. Several MPs, including Sir George Young, Richard Allan, Brian White and Derek Wyatt, have played a... Read more

16 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Six broadband providers get government thumbs-up

...there is insufficient detail about how this vision will actually be met Sir George Young MP warned earlier this year that uncertainty about how the... Read more

15 May, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

BT broadband advances rebuffed by government

...delivered are not yet available -- to the concern of MPs such as Sir George Young -- but the government does not seem keen to leap into... Read more

3 April, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Businesses told to gang up for broadband

...has concentrated on densely populated areas where there are more customers. As Sir George Young MP complained recently, in many parts of the country -- even... Read more

31 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

News Schmooze: Microsoft gets itself off the hook

...great marketing tool, some MPs told the Schmoozer this week. Looks like Sir George Young et al have been learning from DoubleClick's email marketing... Read more

2 November, 2001 by ZDNet UK

Politicians 'must start chatting online'

...the survey's findings at a meeting at Parliament on Monday night. Sir George Young MP, who also spoke at the meeting, said that one... Read more

31 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

MPs turn to Web for votes

...discuss the issue of MPs' Web sites. Richard Allan, Barbara Follett and Sir George Young each have a Web page that constituents can use to... Read more

30 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Analysis: Think tanks fill up on broadband

...rather than what you do with it and what value it delivers. Sir George Young MP observes in 'Always On, Changing Britain' that the speed... Read more

13 April, 2004 by Nico Macdonald

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