This is a sensible plan, but are the plans likely to be backed by government cash ?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7595857.stmCommunities bypassed by broadband should be the first to get even faster services, says an Ofcom advisory group.
The regulator's Consumer Panel said excluded areas of the UK should 'leapfrog' to next generation access.
Consumer Panel chair Anna Bradley admitted that the areas concerned are likely to be the least cost-effective places for such services.
But, she said, the step was vital to prevent Britain's digital divide deepening.
A recent report from consumer group BroadbandChoices found that the cheapest dial-up connection costs £175.89 (AOL Anytime)in the first year compared with £89.97 (TalkTalk) for broadband. "That's a price difference of nearly 100%," said Michael Phillips,
"The most common reason for sticking with an inferior service is simply customer inertia. The longer people spend on dial-up, the more money they are throwing down the drain," he said.
Customer inertia is a nice euphenism for lazyness it seems
