The government's plans to make broadband universally available are more about choice than forcing it on people, according to an expert.
People should not believe the government's plans to introduce universal broadband are an effort to force it on to them, an expert has claimed.Edd Dawson, managing director at broadband.co.uk, stated that the concept behind the issue is the choice of having it available anywhere.
He explained: "If someone in a city centre doesn't want to take up broadband, someone living on a remote island will.
"If someone lives in a remote area and can't get broadband and they want it, they are going to be at a severe disadvantage when it comes to work."
Recent figures from the Communications Consumer Panel found that 84 per cent of people believe they should be able to gain access to broadband regardless of where they live, with a similar amount claiming they have a right to it at home.