Study to help public authorities prioritise next-generation broadband

Digital Britain Minister Stephen Timms announced that a new government body responsible for rolling out next-generation broadband (NGA) across the UK is to start work. The announcement follows the publication of an Analysys Mason study forecasting the future reach of next-generation broadband access across the UK. The study will inform public authorities looking to invest in superfast broadband. The reality of a purely market-led rollout of NGA is that a significant proportion of households and businesses will still be unable to access the internet-based digital services that NGA makes possible. Danielle Jacobs, director BELTUG, intervened on behalf of INTUG/BELTUG in a discussion at the EU Commission, representing the users’ association.

[PRE – 5 March 2010]