Fox to try connect Brits to broadband even with budget constraints

It has been reported that despite budget constraints following the government’ announcement that the universal broadband rollout was to be scrapped for now Martha Lane Fox is still determined to make headway with regards to getting Brits connected to broadband.

Many people were disappointed to learn recently that the government was scrapping the universal broadband plans that were designed to ensure that businesses and consumers even in rural areas could access broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps by 2012. The coalition government said that the reason for this was because the former Labour government had messed up with the funding for the project, and that it would have to be put off until the next parliament in 2015.

However, according to reports the UK ‘s digital champion Martha Lane Fox has said that she is planning to make headway in terms of getting Brits connected to broadband despite budgetary constraints. She said that whilst the government had not provided her with the funding to bring the remaining ten million or so Brits online she could still “make big inroads into that 10 million number without having to spend money.”

The initiative is called Networked Nation, and although it was started by the former Labour government it was continued by the new coalition government. Its aim is to bring everyone of working age online by 2015, as well as a number of other aims.
When she was launching the project Martha Lane Fox stated: “Networked Nation is a rallying cry for the 40 million internet users in the UK to help 10 million people who have yet to enjoy the huge benefits of the web. By getting more people online, everyone wins.”

Source – IT Proportal