Super-fast broadband' in UK homes by 2017 - Tories

[StefanWolves]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8489870.stm

100mb to most of the UK by 2017(h)

Vote Conservative.

[kk.]

Anyone could promise this.. Most of the UK are on 2mb+ yet I only manage 1mb, and got .5 not too long ago. Of course, they'd have to win two consecutive terms to fully put this through of course..

[Hecktix]

Interesting, 2017... considering there has to be an election every 5 years, they are making a promise for a year that they may not even be in power :rolleyes:

Evidently just a response to Labour giving free internet/laptops to needy homes.

At the end of the day this is just pre-election fodder, Labour will do things to get the vote and then the Tories will try and get one over on them, although at the end of the day menial things such as these will never happen anyway because whatever Government we elect will have more important things to deal with.

Don't fix what isn't broken, vote Labour.

[kk.]

I fail to see how super fast broadband can create jobs anyway :S anyone have any idea lol?

[dirrty]

they should think about getting decent speeds everywhere before going straight to the top with super-fast broadband. i can only get 2MB max so they should see what they can do to accommodate everyone first before jumping the gun.

but yeah, i think they're thinking too far ahead. we as a society don't care for what we can get in 5,6, 7 years time. we care about immediate gratification regarding what we can get now.

[kk.]

Oh I think I misunderstood whyit would make jobs. It would surely only create temporary work for the contractors digging roads up and putting in new cables.. Probably wouldn't create that many jobs.

[Black_Apalachi]

If they promised it by 2011 they might actually get my vote lmao. What do they mean anyway, no matter what you're paying for you'll get 100mb?

[PaulMacC]

Be have 70% of homes with up to 24mbps atm.

[Blinger1]

This is something Australia needs, we are seriously lacking behind in terms of technology. I wouldn't be surprised if regional areas still had dial-up by the end of this decade -.-'

[Titch]

I am currently running at 54mbps watever tht means.