All UK homes and businesses will have access to "fast broadband" by 2020, David Cameron has pledged.
The PM is to introduce a "universal service obligation" for broadband, giving the public a legal right to request an "affordable" connection.
It would put broadband on a similar footing to other basic services such as water and electricity.
Labour said it meant "another five years on the broadband back-burner" for those struggling with their service.
In 2010, the coalition government promised the UK would have the best superfast broadband in Europe by 2015. Full story...
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The PM is to introduce a "universal service obligation" for broadband, giving the public a legal right to request an "affordable" connection.
It would put broadband on a similar footing to other basic services such as water and electricity.
Labour said it meant "another five years on the broadband back-burner" for those struggling with their service.
In 2010, the coalition government promised the UK would have the best superfast broadband in Europe by 2015. Full story...
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