National Fibre Optic Could Cost the Government £15 Billion
The ex-head of research at BT Total broadband, Peter Cochrane, claims that the UK will need funding of up to £15 billion to create their planned nationwide fibre optic broadband roll out to all homes and businesses. Futurologist Mr. Cochrane, who ran BT’s research department for 7 years, claims that the estimated expected cost of £5 billion could and maybe will cost three times that amount, depending on the type of technology used and its deployment.
With the current uncertainty of the national election that’s engulfing the country, all 3 major parties have very different national broadband plans that could come into action depending on who wins. One thing is certain though, that whoever does make it into Government will have to pledge a lot more from their budgets to increase the UK’s national fibre optic network to the size that has been promised.
The private industry sector is already getting involved with BT Total broadband investing £1.5 billion for the improvements, whilst Virgin Media broadband will continue their superfast broadband trials throughout the UK. If the figure does reach an astounding £15 billion, the UK could be left lagging behind the rest of the world in broadband capability unless the funding and correct infrastructure are put into place.
Peter Cochrane said -
In the mind of the Government, the UK is at the forefront of the broadband revolution. Unfortunately, we are not even in the top 10. Our ranking is actually somewhere between 20th and 30th. So the clock is ticking. The UK has to grasp the nettle, stop all debate, and get on with the job.
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3 Months Free With BT Total Broadband – Offer Ends 11-12-09
BT Total Broadband is currently offering 3 months free connection and free unlimited weekend calls to all new customers who order online before midnight on Friday 11th December 2009. This free offer is available on 2 BT tariffs, with a £25 a month discount for the first 3 months on their top package -
Get Connected Package
- Free for 3 months (£15.65 after)
- Unlimited UK Weekend calls
- Up to 20Mb Broadband
- Up to 10GB usage
- 250 WiFi Broadband minutes per month
- Free 24/7 Support
Home & Away Package
- Free for 3 months (£24.46 after)
- Unlimited UK Weekend calls
- Up to 20Mb Broadband
- Unlimited usage
- Free Dongle with 1GB Free Usage
- Free 24/7 Support
- Free Wireless Home Hub
Unlimited Package
- £4.95 for 3 Months (£29.41 after)
- Unlimited UK Calls
- Up to 20Mb Broadband
- Unlimited usage
- Unlimited WiFi broadband minutes
- Free 24/7 Support
- Free Wireless Home Hub
All of these great deals are available on an 18 month contract when taking a BT phone line for £11.25 a month. So if you’re in the mood for sorting yourself out a littel pre Christmas present, these offers from BT Total broadband could be the perfect thing to warm your winter cockles!
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Free + Box with BT Vision – Offer Ends September 18th 2009
BT Vision is currently offering their Vision+ box to all new customers absolutely free. Simply order either the bronze, silver or gold value packs (all available at a discounted prices for the first 3 months) online before September 18th 2009, and you will receive the BT Vision+ box, worth £45, absolutely gratis.
The BT Vision Box -
- Offers crystal clear High Definition picture and sound.
- Pause, rewind and record TV
- Records and stores up to 80 hours of Freeview TV
- 160GB hard drive.
- Works as a Freeview set-top box
Plus if you get your skates on, you can take advantage of the BT Total Broadband 3 months free offer which ends Friday 4th September 2009. Another great money saving offer from BT.
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BT Total Broadband Extra Speed for Free
BT Total Broadband is offering customers across the UK the chance to boost their connection speeds to up to 20Mbs, for free, with their brand new booster pack called BT Broadband Accelerator. The pack, worth £15, will be free to BT Total Broadband customers who order it online, with only the £1.20 postage to be paid. The ‘I-Plate’ is inserted into the main telephone socket and helps stabilise the broadband line by isolating a redundant wire, thus reducing the amount of electrical interference that can cut broadband speed by 1.5Mb.
The easy to install plate comes with a simple instruction manual, as well as a great 10 step guide on how to optimise broadband speeds. Faster speeds will initially be available to 40% of the UK’s homes, with coverage increasing to 55% by March next year. BT broadband customers with the plate installed in enabled areas will now see speeds of up to 20Mb/s, with upload speeds increasing by almost double.
Plus, by adding the Broadband Accelerator to their current 3 months free broadband offer which ends on 4th September 2009, it’s easy to see why more and more people are choosing BT Total broadband.
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3 Months Free with BT Total Broadband – Offer Ends 4th September 2009
BT Total broadband are offering 3 months absolutely free when you sign up to their phone and internet bundle package with a phone line on an 18 month contract. The ‘Get Connected’ broadband package features -
- Up to 8Mb download speeds
- 10GB monthly usage
- 250 WiFi broadband minutes a month
- Basic security
- Free BT Home Hub
- Unlimited calls to UK landlines at evenings and weekends
Phone line rental is £11.25 a month, with the broadband price of £15.65 after the first 3 months. You can even test your local connection speeds for BT Total Broadband by clicking here.
This great offer will save you £23.34, but don’t forget, this deal expires Friday 4th September 2009.
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BT Business Launches New 20Mbs Broadband
BT business broadband are about to let millions of businesses enjoy a free broadband boost with the news that they are about to more than double their headline speeds for business customers. Users in enabled areas can now enjoy speeds of up to 20Mbs instead of 8Mbs at no extra cost.
The faster speeds will be available for up to 40% of UK businesses, with plans to extend the coverage to 55% by March 2010. This new service will enable several users on the same connection to upload or download data in a fraction of the time, which is good news for businesses looking to boost their websites. BT Business will now be offering the BT Broadband Accelerator that eliminates electrical interference from telephone-extension wiring, which improves speed and reliability.
Managing Director of BT Business, Bill Murphy, said -
Unlike other providers, BT is upgrading businesses to 20Mb/s for free. High-speed broadband provides a faster and more reliable service that will transform the way UK firms work and compete, at the time they need it most. In line with the Government?s Digital Britain review, we will be making higher speeds more widely available.
The BT Business Total Broadband tariff will remain the same price for the 20Mbs service as the 8Mbs. BT Business is also currently trialling a 40Mb/s super-fast fibre-based broadband in various locations across the UK this summer, with plans to one day deliver speeds of up to 100Mbs using ‘fibre to the premise’ (FTTP) technology.
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BT Total Broadband and Starbucks Join Forces to Offer Wireless Service
BT total broadband and Starbucks coffee houses have joined forces to offer customers Wi-Fi alongside their lattes and pastries across their 650 UK cafes. This is great news for the 4.6 million BT home broadband and Openzone customers, who will have free access to the web alongside iPhone customers.
The WiFi system will be fully operational in all 650 cafes by the end of the summer, though non BT customers will have to sign up and pay for the service.
Chief executive of BT Openzone, Chris Bruce, said -
Use of our Wi-Fi doubled last year and coffee shops are increasingly popular as a third place to work or log on to the internet.
This is great news for BT total broadband customers, who can not only log on for free at Starbucks but can now also receive 1GB of free wireless internet usage with their home package via a free USB stick. Great times to be a BT customer!
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BT Launch UK’s cheapest Home and Mobile Broadband Bundle
BT Total Broadband is now offering a brand new provider package which will allow users to surf the net both home and away for just over £15 a month – the cheapest in the UK. Users will now be able to connect to the internet using BT’s USB modem, which allows 8Mbps wireless broadband in addition to 1GB of free mobile broadband surfing each month at connection speeds of up to 7.2Mbps.
This data allowance will be enough to send up to 300 emails and nearly 7 hours of web browsing for free every month. Those who have the need for a larger monthly usage will be able to top up their levels at £10 per extra 1GB.
Managing director of BT’s consumer division, John Petter, said -
This is an absolutely fantastic deal, the most complete home and mobile broadband for only 56p a day is a no-brainer. Now you can use broadband wherever you are without worrying about the cost. You can use mobile broadband on the train, in the coffee shop or in the park for all the things you go online for, to look at your emails, check the football results, or watch Britain’s Got Talent star, Susan Boyle on YouTube.
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Orange Test 20Meg Fixed Broadband with Selected Customers
Orange Broadband plan to up their fixed broadband service to 20Mbps to a select few customers for the same price as their 8Mbps service. Orange is looking to test the stability and performance of its new network bandwidth before offering it to the rest of their customers.
Orange’s director of broadband, Asif Aziz, said –
This trial is an important step in enabling us to offer up to 20 Meg home broadband to consumers across our network.
This major upgrade to the Orange broadband service is seen as the largest improvement to their fixed internet service to date, and is in line with Ofcom giving BT Total Broadband the green light for their £1.5 billion next-generation network.
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Fantastic Savings with BT Total Broadband – Offer Ends March 17th 2009
BT Total Broadband is offering a fantastic discount to all new customers who sign up before 17th March 2009.
Any new BT Customer that signs up before this date will not only receive BT Total’s superb wireless service and 24/7 support…
they will also get £20 off their first month’s bill!
BT Broadband offers you up to 8MB of download speed alongside great online security, parental controls, cheap broadband calls and secure online storage.
Plus with BT Total Broadband being named ‘best performing ADSL internet service provider’ by an independent survey, there’s never been a better or cheaper time to order.
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