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Community Wi-Fi 'could help areas lacking in infrastructure'
Monday 14th September 2009, by Daniel King
A new project could help those who live in areas with no broadband infrastructure.
Freerunner is a network of Wi-Fi that aims to provide internet access to communities for no cost.
Chief executive officer of the company Owen Geddes said some of the statistics in the Digital Britain report were "quite frightening" as they showed that about nine in ten jobs nowadays need some sort of skill in this area. However, there are around nine million homes in the UK unable to connect to broadband due to either lack of money or inappropriate infrastructure.
He also pointed out that those already with broadband are able to achieve further savings as they can shop online or pay bills on the web.
"If you look at the communities that can't afford to get broadband, they are exactly the people that need to be able to use it. They are not able to get access," Mr Geddes explained.
He added that the difference being able to use the internet makes for some people is surprising, because it gives them the opportunity to train and apply for jobs.
The comments follow research published by Ofcom in June of this year, which found that a fifth of UK adults that do not have access to broadband were planning to try and get it in the next six months.
Communicating, research, keeping up with technology and because friends a family recommended it were listed as the main reasons for wanting to go online.
Categories: Broadband, Free Broadband, Wireless Broadband
