BT All Set to Provide Two-Thirds of UK Homes with Super Fast Broadband by 2015
BT’s super-fast fibre-optic broadband network is all set to cover close to 70% of
It is estimated that around four million homes will be able to avail of the service by this year-end and around 40% of the population will be covered by the plan by the end of 2012. The project has become a reality in a short span, on the behest of a £2.5 billion investment made by the provider.
According to BT chief executive Ian Livingstone, improvement in the efficacy of the network has improved the coverage. He also pointed out that the mammoth investment in the project was one of the largest non-public sector funding across the globe. He was addressing a press conference where he also gave out details of the profits made by the provider up to April 2010.
Though critics claim that these advancements have been brought at the cost of over 35,000 jobs over the last two years, customers are happy with the arrangement. It means that a majority of households across UK will have access to super-fast broadband within the next few years. The stiff competition presented by Virgin’s cable might add to the celebrations, as it will reduce prices of premium packages.
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