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[JGO]

http://www.alphr.com/technology/1003883/parliament-could-soon-make-internet-connections-mandatory-in-the-uk

Am I just cynical or does a guaranteed 10 MB/sec imply 15 nominal to allow for the crosstalk from everyone else's BB ?

[William Grimsley]

It'll be interesting to see if Openreach can get a move on with the fibre rollout, 10 Mbps to every house is going to be tough.

[broadstairs]

Not only for OR, just think what it would mean for some most ISPs where they would need to increase the backhaul and network capabilities if everyone had a real 10mb connection and used it at the same time!

Stuart

[Ronski]

The title of the thread and the article is misleading, it makes it sound like every home will be required to have an Internet connection 

[Dray]

The Mirror has the same headline

Parliament could make internet connection MANDATORY for UK homes if current legislation passes

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/parliament-could-make-internet-connection-8367721

[JGO]

The title of the thread and the article is misleading, it makes it sound like every home will be required to have an Internet connection 

Yes indeed - I first read it as "The internet you vill haf ! "

Also I wonder if our MPs are confused and we will end up with 10 mili bytes/sec ?!!!

[loonylion]

Yes indeed - I first read it as "The internet you vill haf ! "

Also I wonder if our MPs are confused and we will end up with 10 mili bytes/sec ?!!!

or milli bands/sec 

[William Grimsley]

I think internet should be a human right, to say it's been 20 years since it was invented...

[Dray]

I think the Internet existed before Microsoft invented it 

[kitz]

I think internet should be a human right, to say it's been 20 years since it was invented...

Ive personally been on the internet for 20yrs and it was around before then.  Even before that work had some sort of mainframe system. 

Re human rights, there's plenty of homes in the UK which dont even have gas yet :/

[vic0239]

I don't have gas in my rural area, but I do have "superfast broadband". I know which I'd rather have! 

[William Grimsley]

The internet has only been around in the UK since 1996.

[Dray]

Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989

[burakkucat]

William, the Internet has "been around" since the 1960s! 

[Ronski]

William take a look at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet