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UK Universal Broadband Speed Plan 'Unambitious', Say Lords

posted by takyon on Wednesday June 06 2018, @07:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the snail-race dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The government has been told to "up its game" over plans to guarantee a minimum internet speed for all broadband users. Peers said the current Universal Service Obligation (USO), which will entitle consumers to a minimum internet speed of 10Mbps, was "unambitious".

But the government said the USO was a "safety net" and it had "much greater ambitions". "The USO has an important part to play in ensuring that no-one is left behind," it added.

Labour spokesman Lord Stevenson of Balmacara opened the debate by saying the House had previously asked for the USO to specify a download speed of 30Mbps, but the general election halted work on the issue. He said the current USO plans contradict other government initiatives. "Surely the architecture of the USO has to be consistent with the government's productivity plan, the industrial strategy and the national infrastructure plan."

"The argument is that without some ambition the USO itself may become a constraint on all these important challenges," he said.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday June 06 2018, @08:46PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 06 2018, @08:46PM (#689540) Journal

    The Government has no business setting goals, let alone allocating resources.

    When the government needs that bandwidth to interact** with the citizens, it becomes a stakeholder with skin in the game. As such, it certainly can set goals.
    Here, TFS spells it loud (really? can't hear a dam'thing) and clear

    But the government said ... it had "much greater ambitions"

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    how do you think GCHQ can can get full video spying capability over a dialup speed connection?
    Do you think JTAC can order a physical connection upgrade on short notice without the targets noticing?
    Do you know how much bandwidth those CCTV cameras all over UK require to upload their footage on a central location for processing in realtime?

    (grin)

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
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