This looks very promising
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9692/UK+-+Will+Anti-Piracy+ISPs+Fuel+Appetite+for+Fiber-Optic+Connections%3FThink Broadband is reporting that a company called H2O Networks is rolling out fiber-optics in a pilot project in the city of Bournemouth. It basically takes advantage of the already existing sewer networks in the city to install fiber-optics so that less road would have to be torn up to roll it out. Residents of the city reportedly received recently letters that said that they could get in on the deal, but had 28 days to respond (26 left as of this writing)
The thing that's rather unique about this internet service is that it's not just another ISP a customer would have to sign up for and pay a monthly bill. This service allows customers to simply buy their own internet connection outright. No monthly fee and no going through an ISP.
Fibrecity, the company promoting the British fiber-optics project says the connection speeds are about "100mps" (100 MB per second?) For those worried about being targeted by their own ISP for alleged copyright infringement and those who are looking for a fast internet connection alternative, the deal seems rather enticing.
Whilst its likely to be an expensive initial purchase, over time owning your own "pipe" will doubtless be the way ahead, after all who would turn down the opportunity of utilising such a speed when all other competitors are talking of 20M DSL lines and throttled ones at that, I suggest you all in the UK get saving or be ready with the credit card if this scheme arrives in your area.
