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BBC licence fee to help fund superfast broadband rollouts

...George Osborne said today the cash will help fund the government's universal service commitment of 2Mbps broadband by 2015, and help roll-out superfast... Read more

20 October, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Carter attacks coalition over 2Mbps delay

...the coalition government's decision to delay the two-megabits-per-second universal service commitment from 2012 to 2015. Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum... Read more

2 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Universal 2Mbps Broadband Britain on ice until 2015

...UK, saying the target may not be realised until 2015. The 2Mbps universal service policy was originally proposed by the Labour government, and last month... Read more

15 July, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Superfast broadband: We want UK to lead Europe by 2015, says gov't

...next month, he added. Hunt said the government will also support the universal service level of 2Mbps broadband across the UK - a policy created by... Read more

9 June, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Photos: Broadband Britain mapped - the high-speed and the not-spots revealed

...of less than 2Mbps - a speed that is below the government's universal service commitment (USC) for broadband. The colour-coded map above shows that... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Superfast broadband: Fibre hubs to connect rural communities

...speed floor for superfast broadband, although it remains committed to the 2Mbps universal service commitment in areas where superfast broadband cannot be delivered. The government... Read more

6 December, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

...Delivery UK (BDUK) Industry Day, discussion centred on two key issues: the Universal Service Commitment (USC) — guaranteeing everyone broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps — and... Read more

13 August, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett

Government postpones universal broadband plan

...broadband, saying the target may not be realised until 2015. The 2Mbps universal service policy was originally proposed by the Labour government, and last month... Read more

16 July, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Welsh government offers £2m for rural broadband

...the next 24 months in Wales could duplicate the efforts of the universal service commitment (USC), a Westminster initiative that aims to give all UK... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Richard Thurston
My U 1.0

My U 1.0

...claim. Policyholders can tap this icon to be connected directly to a Universal Service Center and a First Notice of Loss representative - Contact Roadside Assistance... Read more

27 October, 2011

Superfast broadband: England gets £295m to fund fibre rollouts

...2015. The fund is also being used to cover the government's universal service commitment to ensure everyone in the UK has access to at... Read more

16 August, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Superfast broadband: Gov't aims for 90 per cent access by 2015

...access to at least 2Mbps broadband by 2015, under the government's universal service commitment to current-generation broadband. "We want to get them more... Read more

12 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
E-rate Manager for iPhone 1.0

E-rate Manager for iPhone 1.0

...iPhone allows you to quickly view data related to the FCC's Universal Service Fund for schools & libraries (or "E-rate").E-rate Manager for... Read more

4 March, 2011

Superfast broadband: Whitehall tells ISPs to crack the rural problem

...is that it will have around £200m to deliver both the 2Mbps universal service broadband commitment and the three superfast broadband trials - money taken from... Read more

16 July, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
Guaranteed broadband makes it onto EU agenda

Guaranteed broadband makes it onto EU agenda

...Tuesday that it is considering whether to update the laws on the universal service obligation, which compels incumbent telecoms operators such as BT to provide... Read more

4 March, 2010 by Richard Thurston

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