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Broadband Britain 'must Follow Korea Path'
News The UK government must show more vision in its broadband strategy and provide more investment if Britain is to match the achievements of South Korea. After a very rocky time, broadband take-up in Britain is finally picking up and the one-millionth...
[October 11, 2002, 12:38]
Broadband Britain Nears Three-million Milestone
News The Trade and Industry Select Committee heard on Tuesday that take-up of broadband services by Britain's consumers and small businesses is continuing to accelerate. BT also gave an upbeat assessment of the progress that had been made in building...
[November 12, 2003, 11:00]
Broadband Britain Storms To Three Million Customers
News Broadband Britain notched up another milestone on Wednesday, when telecommunications regulator Oftel announced that the UK's three-millionth high-speed Internet connection had been installed. This marks a good year for Britain's broadband industry...
[December 10, 2003, 11:35]
Broadband Britain Booms With Two Million Home Users
News As earlier reported by ZDNet UK, Britain recently reached two million broadband subscribers, about seven months after reaching one million. However, the rosy subscriber numbers do not tell the whole story, as Britain still languishes in 5th place...
[May 22, 2003, 9:43]
Broadband Boom Set To Transform Britain
News The new studies are likely to reinforce fears that Britain is falling behind other European countries and the US in its broadband plans, despite the government's efforts toward a "wired Britain". Find out with ZDNet UK's Broadband Britain Guide.
[February 9, 2001, 16:18]
Britain Will 'lead The World' In Broadband
News The government has set itself the goal of making Britain the most "extensive and competitive" broadband market of all the countries in the G7 by 2005. After years of lagging behind other countries in terms of both availability and take-up, Britain...
[May 11, 2004, 18:00]
2000 Roundup: Broadband Comes To Britain - Eventually
News Find out with ZDNet UK's Broadband Britain Guide. At the same time ZDNet News launched its own definitive guide to broadband services in the UK -- Broadband Britain. Ironically the year began with big news about what is generally regarded as the...
[January 2, 2001, 6:12]
Broadband Britain Sees Costs Fall As Speeds Rise
News Broadband Britain has never had it so good with fat pipes cheaper and faster than ever. Average broadband costs have dropped 36 percent in the past four years, according to price-comparison site uSwitch.
[February 4, 2008, 7:26]
Jane Wakefield: Broadband Britain, Please Stand Up
News Broadband Britain without action on BT begins to look about as useful as setting up a sand shop in the desert. See the ZDNet News Broadband Britain guide It stands accused of deliberately slowing down its own rollout of ADSL, of dragging its heels...
[February 19, 2001, 15:28]
ZDNet News Presents Broadband Britain
News Worry not, as ZDNet News brings you the definitive guide to broadband in Britain. Confused by broadband, don't know your ADSL from your cable modem? A detailed list of what you get, where and how fast, is also available, as is our simple guide to...
[April 27, 2000, 14:53]
Towards Broadband Britain 2.0
Leader The success of Broadband Britain today can be attributed to the partnership between government, industry, and campaigners. It's still very disappointing that the partnerships that drove Broadband Britain on have collapsed.
[November 11, 2005, 15:15]
Rivals Accuse BT Of Stifling Broadband Britain
News A group of telecoms operators have claimed that Britain's broadband market is being "stifled" because of BT's dominant position. BT, though, rejects BIG's claim that Broadband Britain is being stifled by a lack of competition.
[March 26, 2004, 16:35]
VoIP 'the Key' To True Broadband Britain
News Internet phone services could play a vital part in driving the rollout of extremely fast Web connections across Britain, according to research published on Monday by Brunel University. After visiting Japan to studying its broadband market...
[February 23, 2004, 16:35]
BT Is Holding Back Broadband Britain
News Only last week, critics slammed e-minister Patricia Hewitt for not going far enough when the government then launched a new strategy to underline its commitment to broadband Britain. Find out with ZDNet UK's Broadband Britain Guide.
[February 19, 2001, 14:40]
A Great Year For Broadband Britain?
News The last 12 months have seen real progress in the drive towards Broadband Britain. Broadband is the future for Britain and we're putting it at the heart of BT's plans for growth in the UK mass market," Verwaayen vowed.
[December 30, 2002, 6:11]
Towards Broadband Britain 2.0
Talkback Broadband Britain is a shambles. For Britain to compete on the world stage having had all its industries decimated it needs real broadband capacity throughout the country, and the only way to do it is to light the fibre.
[November 14, 2005, 8:55]
Search Is On For Broadband Britain's Champions
News The telco announced on Thursday that the scheme, called the Broadband Britain Challenge, would find the UK's "best and brightest" broadband users. The Broadband Britain Challenge is made up of several sections: education -- including schools...
[May 8, 2003, 16:06]
Government Hopes Ex-gas Regulator Can Kick-start Broadband Britain
News According to The Sunday Times, Spottiswoode has already spoken to the Prime Minister's officials about broadband, amid concerns that Britain is falling behind other nations in the availability and take-up of affordable high-speed Internet...
[December 3, 2001, 11:32]
Britain Still Playing Broadband Catch-up
Talkback To us, broadband Britain is a total sham. Living in a small village in Snowdonia, we are unlikely to ever get broadband. Having to upload large image files to websites via a 56K modem, that rarely gets to a speed of 40 in real terms, makes life...
[April 5, 2004, 12:10]
Britain Still Playing Broadband Catch-up
News According to Point Topic, at the end of 2003 there were 5.39 broadband connections in Britain for every 100 people. The UK's broadband market is still languishing behind many other developed nations when it comes to the take-up of high-speed...
[March 25, 2004, 14:55]
