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Superfast Broadband costs less than the 3G Licenses

Blogs
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| 09/09/2008

...turn high risk investment into low risk leasing deals - and thus slash the csot of capital. Some years ago a study by the BSG showed that 100% allowances should be fiscally neutral: i.e. the taxes on those doing the work would be greater than... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2008/09/superfast-broadband-costs-less.html

Business rates stifle investment in broadband infrastructure

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| 31/07/2009

...Appeal, which upheld the Lands Tribunal's decision. Vtesse is still pursuing its cause both in Europe and the UK. The BSG, which says providing fibre to every home in the UK will cost around £30bn, is now setting up a new body, COTS (for... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/31/237138/Business-rates-stifle-investment-in-broadband-infrastructure.htm

Broadband group presses VOA on network tax

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| 01/10/2009

...allow potential investors to work out their risk and return on investment more accurately. Anthony Walker, director of the BSG, said the group had presented the VOA with a number of scenarios in which network operators might supply high-speed... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/01/237941/Broadband-group-presses-VOA-on-network-tax.htm

Resolve broadband uncertainties, says advisory group

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| 16/04/2007

...generation broadband must be resolved within two years, or UK competitiveness may suffer and the digital divide will widen. The BSG has published a report on the situation, and says the UK risks falling behind the likes of Germany and France on data... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/16/223212/resolve-broadband-uncertainties-says-advisory-group.htm

Rural areas won't benefit from broadband, says industry group

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| 23/04/2009

...announcements "do not yet provide grounds for confidence that such services will be made available beyond urban areas". The BSG said earlier it would cost close to Â£30bn to provide optical fibre to every house in Britain (FTTH), but just over... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/23/235757/rural-areas-wont-benefit-from-broadband-says-industry.htm

Broadband group lets BT off hook on unbundling

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| 04/07/2002

...forward the local loop unbundling process. However, when the BSG - set up in response to the report - issued its interim...the beginning of the process, only a handful remain. The BSG interim report suggests only a glimmer of hope for local... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/07/04/188205/broadband-group-lets-bt-off-hook-on-unbundling.htm

User demand key to roll-out of high-speed broadband

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| 09/09/2008

...million households with its own optical fibre link, would cost Â£28.8bn, the report said. The report is part of the BSG's input to the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform's (BERR) imminent Caio report on next-generation... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/09/232253/users-must-want-high-speed-broadband-says-government-advisor.htm

Gordon Brown

News analysis
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| 16/01/2009

...up 10 million homes by 2010, this still leaves plenty of homes fibreless and relying on existing landlines. However, the BSG, the government's advisory group on broadband reckons that taking superfast lines to curbside cabinets - a partial fibre... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/01/16/234257/Gordon-Brown39s-hi-tech-lottery-towards-a-digital.htm

Broadband review faces April 2009 deadline for success

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| 05/03/2008

...part of the British Computing Society. "The report by the BSG forecast that the UK had a 24 month window of opportunity...year. The clock is now 10 months down and ticking." The BSG report said that the government needed to ensure that the... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/05/229707/broadband-review-faces-april-2009-deadline-for-success.htm

Briefing paper on Business Rates on optical fibre for Francesco Caio

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...recommendation 13.4 page 66 13. This led to a Ministerial commitment to review the rating system in 2003 in response to the BSG recommendations 14 http://www.broadbanduk.org/content/view/78/7/ 14. This included a promise to... http://www.computerweekly.com/DowntimePDF/pdf/Caiopaper.doc

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BT Announcement Represents First Major Step Towards Next Generation Access in the UK, says Analysys Mason

pressrelease
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| 16/07/2008

...and regional bodies to focus investment, which makes sense. It is also consistent with recommendations in our report for the BSG on public sector intervention in next generation broadband. However, there may be an even greater role for the public... http://www.hookthenet.com/pr/21237

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