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Broadband Divide Getting Wider
News The government identified the digital divide as a problem several years ago, but one rural broadband activist pointed out that people need a reason to get connected. The digital divide has long been identified as an issue that needs addressing.
[January 19, 2006, 12:40]
Broadband Internet Access And The Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
White Papers One important subset of the digital divide debate concerns high-speed Internet access, also known as broadband. The "digital divide" is a term that has been used to characterize a gap between "information haves and have-nots," or in other words...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
E-envoy: Broadband Divide Will Wreck Rural Economy
News The select committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs examined the factors behind this broadband divide this summer, and concluded that direct subsidy from the government was needed to persuade telcos to build high-speed broadband networks...
[September 26, 2003, 12:05]
Britain Gets A New Broadband Divide
Talkback A fair comment on the new Broadband Divide. The divide is huge when you consider some people could potentially have the choice of BT ADSL, BT SDSL, LLU such as Bulldog and a Cable provider. I suppose there are community broadband options but it...
[April 20, 2005, 12:57]
Britain Gets A New Broadband Divide
Talkback The Broadband divide now has many layers. BT has not given any indication if or when they may upgrade the remaining ~600 local exchanges to ADSL. I am sadly in connected to one of these exchanges - it carries 130 lines and is only 2.3km from a main...
[April 20, 2005, 10:39]
MPs Worried By Broadband Divide
News Broadband divide MPs representing rural and less densely populated areas are very worried, though, that their constituents are going to end up on the wrong side of the broadband divide. MPs have called on the government to do more to address the...
[May 3, 2002, 12:58]
BT Defines The Broadband Divide
News BT has identified more parts of the UK where it expects to begin offering high-speed Internet access in the next couple of years, effectively setting the boundaries of Britain's broadband divide. These triggers are a measure of how many people in...
[July 10, 2003, 13:45]
'Midband' Will Ease The Broadband Divide, Says BT
News He said he believes that the existing measures BT is taking to address the broadband divide, such as its pre-registration scheme, would bring coverage up to 80 percent, with further progress dependent on technological progress.
[November 19, 2002, 16:01]
Britain Gets A New Broadband Divide
News Talk of a broadband divide used to be centred on the haves and the have-nots of high-speed access as a result of BT's feet dragging over rolling out ADSL to rural areas. However, the increasing perceived need for faster access through fatter pipes...
[April 19, 2005, 15:30]
'Urgent Action Needed' Over Broadband Divide
News Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG), warned on Monday that both the government and the telecommunications industry will come under pressure to address this broadband divide, which he described as 'not unacceptable'.
[October 21, 2002, 14:17]
E-envoy: Broadband Divide Will Wreck Rural Economy
Talkback Its still not just 'rural' areas that can't get broadband. Here in Milton Keynes there are still significant fractions of the town still too far (mainly due to the extremely circuitous cable routes ) from an exchange to get Broadband service.
[September 29, 2003, 11:05]
E-envoy: Broadband Divide Will Wreck Rural Economy
Talkback It's not just those who's exchanges have not yet been upgraded, but there are also a large proportion of people on enabled exchanges that cannot have Broadband - my self included. I'm on the Loose (Kent) exchange, which has had broadband now for...
[September 29, 2003, 10:44]
Broadband Divide Getting Wider
Talkback The primary obstacle to universal domestic broadband is that, although the facility is thoeretically available to all cable users, every residence that has a bt connection is not equipped at the exchange for the service.
[January 22, 2006, 13:35]
'Urgent Action Needed' Over Broadband Divide
Talkback I need Broadband for twice the usage, for internet and for my games consols how can BT even consider that its not viable i know lots of young guys and they all want it badly there is hardly any coverage in South Warwickshire at all.
[September 9, 2003, 22:36]
Faster Broadband Divide Will Hit Millions
Talkback NTL & BT both tell me that my area is "Not yet served by broadband". When will the Govt make it an obligation of their licences that these retards make ALL of the country's major cities broadband-served, and no excuses ?
[September 5, 2003, 12:28]
Easynet's Trigger Scheme Aims To Close Broadband Divide
Talkback We live and work 12 miles from the UK’s second largest city (Birmingham) but yet do not have Broadband, nor is there any sign of it in the forseeable future. By any measure (Easynet's, BT’s or anyone else’s) Broadband remains a politician’s promise!
[November 17, 2003, 21:52]
Britain Gets A New Broadband Divide
Talkback As Graeme says, there is a new broadband divide actively growing again. The countryside can whistle for decent broadband, no-one will deliver it. totally agree with this article, just what I thought when I read about it in the paper.
[April 23, 2005, 18:13]
BT Defines The Broadband Divide
Talkback When are BT providing this longer reach broadband that they promised us a few months ago?
[July 29, 2003, 15:38]
BT Defines The Broadband Divide
Talkback Exactly. Our exchange has been equipped for over a year, but BT insist we are out of range. And this is not rural Cornwall, but the very expensive hi-tech area between Bracknell and Reading. I _know_ there is DSL technology on the market that can...
[September 24, 2003, 10:11]
Faster Broadband Divide Will Hit Millions
Talkback Forget BT! After being told for 2 years that within the next 6 months ADSL would be available in my area, I finally gave up and opted for NTL. Best thing I ever did. I've heard their tech help is not so good but being able to sort that side out...
[September 1, 2003, 14:05]
