Submitted on Tuesday 31st January 2017
Published on Friday 3rd February 2017
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Signatures: 19
Petition to increase the lowest acceptable broadband speed from 2Mbps to 10Mbps
The Government definition of 'basic broadband' is 2Mbps. At 2Mbps many internet services do not work. Internet usage must be limited to 1 person per household and it is difficult to load the government's own HMRC site - making life difficult for SMEs and the self employed.
From experience, I know it is easy for Openreach to achieve speeds of 2Mbps through the UK's existing infrastructure (predominantly still copper wiring from the 1950s/60s). If the lowest acceptable broadband speed is not increased to 10Mbps, Openreach will focus on improving broadband in built up, high profit areas - areas that largely already have good internet access. The 5G roll out plan typifies this. If the focus is not shifted, many areas will never receive a decent internet connection.
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