ISPs in UK Legally Obliged to Provide High-Speed Broadband Upon Request, Starting 2020

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ISPs in UK Legally Obliged to Provide High-Speed Broadband Upon Request, Starting 2020

By CircleID Reporter
December 21, 2017, 11:20 pm PST Views: 10,946 Add Comment

UK Government says internet providers will be legally required to meet user requests for speeds of at least 10Mbps starting in 2020. Jessica Elgot reporting in the Guardian: “British homes and businesses will have a legal right to high-speed broadband by 2020 ... dismissing calls from the network provider BT that it should be a voluntary rather than legal obligation on providers. Broadband providers will now have a legal requirement to provide high-speed broadband to anyone who requests it, no matter where they are in the country.” It is reported that 4% of UK homes and offices (i.e., about 1.1m properties) cannot access broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps.

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