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April 27, 2005
All BT exchanges to be enabled
All British Telecom exchanges in Scotland are to be enabled for broadband by the end of this year. This has been funded under the Scottish Executive’s Broadband for Scotland’s Rural and Remote Areas initiative with both government and European money.
Without knowing the details of the BT/Scottish Executive agreement, it seems disappointing that the government have gone back to the old monopoly service and the telephone system rather than forward to new technology (like WiMax etc.) which may have more to offer in the future and be better suited to remote areas. However other suppliers may not have had the capability to deliver within the time allowed.
Not everybody will be able to access fast internet connections, as some people will still be too far away from their local exchange to be connected.
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Posted by Simon Holledge at April 27, 2005 03:12 PM
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