Coalition government needs ideas to toll out broadband

With the new coalition government still looking to provide universal broadband with speeds of at least 2Mbps by 2012 government officials are now looking for fresh ideas on how this can be achieved without spending much money.

Following on from the former Labour government the new coalition government is looking to provide universal broadband with speeds of at least 2Mbps across the UK, particularly in rural areas that are classed as broadband hotspots where is simply is not yet possible to access broadband at adequate speeds for many people.

It has now emerged that officials from the coalition government have launched an open day where they hope to be able to get some ideas on how they can roll out universal broadband with minimum speeds of 2Mbps but with minimal extra money to carry out the task.

The government wants people that attend the consultation and workshop to put on their thinking caps to suggest ways in which it can roll out broadband to rural notspot areas with little or no extra cash. The consultation day is to be held on July 15th and officials hope that the day will help enable the government to roll out higher speed broadband in rural areas without further damaging their budget.

Ideas that are received at the consultation day will be assessed by the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) organisation, which has been created by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Officials believe that the government wants to work towards bridging the digital divide and wants to live up to promises of proving better internet access. However, at the same time it does not want to further damage the already strained finances of the country.

Source – Thinq