Threat to UK Broadband Investment?
Video – both recorded and live – has become an important part of our broadband consumption, alongside broadband intensive applications like virtual environments and gaming. Given the earlier news on Google Friend Connect, we may expect to be able to video conference with other website visitors using Google Talk before too long.
So it’s worrying news that BT is now (apparently) reconsidering its £1.5bn future investment in broadband infrastructure in the UK as a result of the regulator, OFCOM, restricting the price at which it can sell network capacity.
This may be a big game of bluff, as BT’s future relies on its landlines remaining an attractive option compared to cable and emerging wireless technologies.
Read more in this Guardian article. We’d welcome your thoughts.
Too little, too late: Ofcom upsets BT by setting line rental too low | The Guardian.
TestRelated posts:
- EU Threat to Google Analytics In the business of social media, like so much else...
- Monopoly Investment Pays Off? Last night, while playing Monopoly City Streets (excellent game –...
- Plaudits for @VisitAviemore Visit Aviemore has received yet more plaudits for its web...
- The People Speak: Social Media Backlash against Nicola Fisher Nicola Fisher has made headlines across the UK, having been...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
