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[tickmike]

Minister talks about Broadband Speeds Etc. It starts about 3.55 in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04mp8wf/rip-off-britain-live-episode-2

[kitz]

Thanks for the link..  not sure how Id rate the program.

EV: Weve put 2 billion pounds into this

AR: Youre penalising people who live in the countryside

EV: I would love to wave a magic wand and deliver superfast broadband to everyone tomorrow

AR: [said sharply] WHY CANT YOU?

EV: Its an engineering project.  You have to dig up roads. Lay fibre, get power to the cables. Work with local councils to get planning permission. Weve past a million homes and  Were getting to 50,000 people per week... and is ahead of schedule in a lot of areas.

AR:  Well if you can get it ahead of schedule in some parts of the country why cant you do it universally.

blah blah blah.

Not sure if I agree with the written speed contract either.   It goes as fast as it can go..  and all of us on here know that its not always the telco thats at fault.   
Written speed contract will only serve to bring the estimates as a whole down.. which in turn will bring down the acceptable range.  Which if you do then have a genuine line fault is a PITA.

[roseway]

Yes, I thought (for once) that the minister talked more sense than the interviewer. Sadly, another il-informed BBC consumer programme.