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Story: BT satellite broadband gets cool reception
Posted by: Bill Lewis (Monday 21 June 2004, 11:00 AM)
What i want to know is why is it 'BT' that recieves all the 'partnerships' and dubious state funding.
BT is no a state run company, its private which people seem to forget.
So how about RDA's , Councils and government using their positions/funding to develop competition for BT instead of making it an ever larger monopoly who can charge what it wants?.
A years work by a small wireless company to provide broadband in an area was basically wiped out recently by "partnership" funding from an RDA to BT approaching £1M of tax payers money so they could "enable 3 exchanges". One of which apart from being the home of one of the officials involved, was also the one destined for an alternate wireless solution.
How can small companies compete with BT if they are public funded when we get told "sorry that would be state aid".
Perhaps Ofcom should address these issues as well.
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Story: BT satellite broadband gets cool reception
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"BT is currently testing a way of extending the re... Mike Wilson -
I live within 5 km of two exchanges that both are... Anonymous
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What i want to know is why is it 'BT' that recieve... Bill Lewis -
I live near an enabled Broadband exchange. Every o... Anonymous
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I operate a small but expanding Health,Safety... John Mc Guinness -
I have the satellite connection in Belfast as i am... Paul Taylor
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Having just moved house I now find I am beyon... Roy Stringer
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Having had BT Broadband for 10 months, they tell m... Anonymous
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Too expensive and BT holding some communities to r... Mike Braddock
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Signed up for BT broadband last October, (via BT T... Annaghmore Exchange
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I live in a hamlet of four house all of which used... Anonymous
