CBC's Spark features a full-length interview with Canarie's Bill St. Arnaud on the state of Canadian broadband.
St. Arnaud on the State of Canadian Broadband
June 4, 2009
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It’s full length, summary is: EPIC FAIL for broadband in Canada
Quotes say it all.
UK government going to charge each household for Superfast Broadband
In UK companies are charging almost the same money as they say that the speed is much better then before but it always the same speed you get. Government might be charging 6GBP each household for the broader infrastructure of superfast broadband in UK. But we have hundereds of companies offering broadband packages so we have a lot of competiotion and some comparison websites like
http://www.gocompare.com
http://www.domesticutilities.com
http://www.moneysupermarket.com
are helping consumers to choose cheaper suppliers in UK.