By Pia Heikkila, 26 June 2001 17:41
NEWS The government's e-envoy, Andrew Pinder, wants changes to the pricing of broadband to make fast internet access available to everyone in the UK.
Pinder, speaking at the Networks Telecom show in Birmingham, was quoted on Zdnet: "The spread of high-speed internet access is absolutely fundamental to the continued prosperity of this country."
Pinder, who is driving ebusiness and IT issues forward in the UK government, said the rollout of broadband is similar to a 'chicken-and-egg situation'. Pinder said users are reluctant to take on broadband because of high costs, but providers are reluctant to invest in cutting prices because of a lack of demand.
"Offering a cut-rate, entry-level broadband service could break the deadlock," he said.
"We have a competitive narrowband market... but broadband is still quite expensive."
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