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Super-fast broadband to arrive in rural areas
Thursday 27th May 2010, by Daniel King
Super-fast broadband can help breathe life into rural communities and support small businesses, says one expert.
A spokesman for the Communications Consumer Panel believes that internet availability in remote areas could make a wide range of services accessible to so many more residents.
He said: "The social and economic benefits of super-fast broadband could include, for example, telemedicine and other tools to support assisted living at home for older people, supporting people in working from home and boosting the efficiency of small businesses – playing a part in revitalising rural economies."
And there I was thinking the web was only good for social networking and booking a cheap last-minute holiday!
According to a report from the coalition government that was published last week (May 20th), the funding of super-fast broadband to these areas could come from part of the TV licence fee.
It hopes to provide remote communities with the service at the same time as more populated places and will work with BT to allow this scheme to go ahead.
Figures from Digital Subscriber Line and Point Topic on May 25th also predict that there will be a dramatic growth of super-fast broadband in coming years.
Tim Johnson, chief analyst at Point Topic, has earmarked the mid-2010s as the time when most people will switch from broadband to a more speedy system of internet connection.
So we will soon go on trips to the country and aside from enjoying the scenery, actually be able to maintain communication with people elsewhere!
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