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New research has revealed that around three million households in the UK have broadband speeds of less than 2Mbps.
The figure amounts to 15 per cent of homes across the country.
When the government announced that every home in the UK would be connected to broadband with a minimum speed of 2Mbps, the move was lambasted by experts, who said the majority of homes with internet access already benefit from speeds greater than this.
However, the new figures show that the UK has a long way to go to meet the needs of next generation internet applications, such as streaming video and live TV – with speeds hampered by poor quality structured cabling.
Research commissioned by the BBC found that while some regions are plagued by slow internet connections, less than one per cent of the country cannot access broadband at all.
"The UK has better broadband availability than most G8 countries with 99 percent coverage," a BT spokeswoman told Techworld. "And over 60 percent of UK homes have chosen to get broadband."
Fibre optic leads are being touted as the answer to the UK's slow broadband problems.
Last Updated: 18/06/2009 18:00
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