Broadband Guru: Momentum Must Be Maintained
News Speaking in his keynote address at the Networks Telecom show at the NEC Birmingham on Tuesday, Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group, said it is now essential that this momentum is maintained and that Britain joins the...
[June 25, 2002, 14:00]
'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]
Home Office Up For Internet Villain Hat-trick
News The Broadband Stakeholders' Group has gained a nomination for "being beset by a minority of interests, achieving little with their Government funding and not appropriately representing the true broadband industry".
[December 23, 2003, 10:45]
Broadband Britain 'must Follow Korea Path'
News The South Korean government had the vision to drive towards a knowledge-based economy, and it recognised there were two clear barriers it had to overcome -- making sure there was sufficient investment, and motivating the incumbent telco...
[October 11, 2002, 12:38]
Broadband Killer Apps Will Be Created At Home
News In its full report to the government, the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) recommended that the government should stimulate the supply of broadband content, applications and services by providing credits to schools, providing tax benefits for...
[December 10, 2001, 14:10]
New E-commerce Minister Is Broadband Believer
News The Broadband Stakeholders Group, set up in 2001, is a forum bringing together suppliers of broadband infrastructure, services and content, and their customers, from both the private and public sectors.
[May 30, 2002, 14:12]
Agenda Set For Rural Broadband Push
News According to ABC, the solution to the problem is for all the stakeholders to work closely together to agree on a plan of action for the future. It has been organised by the Access to Broadband Campaign (ABC), a group of community broadband...
[June 6, 2003, 15:20]
'Schools Must Drive Broadband,' Says Expert
News The government should use the education sector to drive the rollout and take-up of broadband services, according to a member of the Broadband Stakeholders Group who has studied the success of broadband in South Korea.
[October 14, 2002, 11:03]
Fat Pipes Fail Broadband Britain
News The year-long study, called Fat Pipes, Connected People, was conducted in partnership with the Broadband Stakeholders Group and watched how eight families, two home workers and two businesses used broadband.
[October 28, 2003, 12:40]
Gov't Seeks To Boost UK Broadband Networks
News The government has also asked industry-lobbying association the Broadband Stakeholders Group to look at the economics of fibre deployment; specifically whether laying fibre to the home is viable without first deploying fibre to the cabinet.
[February 25, 2008, 9:12]
Union Bangs The Drum For Universal Broadband
News Speaking at TMA on Monday, the chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group, Keith Todd, demanded that government, industry and regional bodies work together to address Britain's broadband divide. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on...
[October 22, 2002, 12:09]
Communications Bill Ignores Broadband
News The Government's current broadband strategy, which was decided after consultation with the Broadband Stakeholders Group, includes a number of tax incentives for teleworking and broadband content creators, money for rural broadband initiatives and...
[May 8, 2002, 17:16]
Govt Broadband Plan 'will Cut Competition'
News Having spoken to many stakeholders, we have real fears that those benefits aren't going to materialise. Lobby group the Broadband Stakeholder Group has also backed Broadband4Britain's demand for the Department of Trade and Industry to discuss the...
[August 6, 2003, 9:50]
BT Fibre Trial To Start In August
News Ofcom's consultation on the matter, which was launched in September 2007, followed pressure from the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) and the government minister Stephen Timms to get the ball rolling.
[January 10, 2008, 14:54]
BT Vows To Keep Cutting ADSL Costs
News BT insiders responded to Alexander's comments by pointing out that the government's Broadband Stakeholders Group recommended over 40 actions that could be taken to boost the take-up of high-speed Internet access, and only mentioned BT once.
[October 10, 2001, 13:45]
