Small businesses call for better broadband
Jodi
So according to a survey, 75% of us in the UK believe that internet access is a fundamental right – yet many small businesses claim they are still troubled by speed and reliability problems on-line. Now some of these small business owners are campaigning for better broadband service.
The Federation of Small Businesses has received complaints from members about difficulties accessing email and/or websites, slow connections and being cut off from the internet. In fact, almost a quarter of respondents to a survey said they were “dissatisfied with their broadband service”. While “another 30 per cent said the area they live in has an unreliable broadband connection”.
Now the FSB is calling for the government to make sure ISPs guarantee a connection speed of at least 8 Mb/s. Let’s hope the campaign makes a difference.
April 28th, 2010 at 11:33 am
It’s definitely a better idea than rolling out superfast broadband as the norm. I just don’t see the sense in introducing a speed that is excessive when there are a lot of people who can’t even get a workable connection. I somehow doubt that these people would be provided with superfast broadband. If it wasn’t financially viable to give them a workable speed, how is it going to be viable to give them superfast?
I will admit, if superfast become available in my area, I would compare broadband packages against what I’ve got and if I was getting something better for less money or the same ammount, then yeah, I’d switch. But if not, I’ll stay with what I have. It’s not like I actually need superfast and I doubt there are many that do.
June 29th, 2010 at 6:55 am
everyone wants fast broadband internet these days, i got some 5 mbps connection at home.:`*