Conservative government 'would encourage faster broadband'Tuesday, February 9th 2010 Faster broadband speeds will be made available in the UK if the Conservatives win power at the next election. The quality of broadband services in the UK will be improved if the Conservatives win the next general election, it has been claimed.
Jeremy Hunt, the shadow culture secretary, has told the Financial Times that the party would work to ensure BT's rivals are encouraged to introduce their own fibre optic broadband services.
He claimed that BT would face a "tougher" regulatory regime, which would be used to encourage other companies to launch super-fast networks.
"What we are doing, I am absolutely sure, is increasing the competitive intensity in the market between the major players, and that will stimulate much more investment," he explained to the newspaper.
"If you talk to the other players in the market there is a willingness to invest substantial sums of money."
Mr Hunt recently welcomed BT's proposal to open its underground ducts to rival broadband providers, claiming that the Conservative Party has called for such a move for over a year.
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Consumers who sign up to TalkTalk's Essentials package before the end of September 2010 will get their first six months of broadband for free. Fibrecity contractors have cut a number of Virgin Media's connections in Bournemouth. A new study has revealed that Brits are keen to see greater clarity regarding broadband advertising. | TVs are still the favoured method of watching programmes, Broadband TV News has claimed. Telecoms giant BT has included Nathan Stephens on the cover of one of its south Wales Phone Books. Barnet's November clash with League Two rivals Torquay United will be broadcast by digital TV provider Sky. |
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