MPs want clarity on broadband plans and to scrap 50p tax

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The Business Innovations and Skills Committee believes the 'killer app' is not yet driving next generation broadband and cautions government against intervening too early. The report published by the committee supports the 2Mbps Universal Service Commitment however wants more clarity on what this means. Also, it suggests that a full time Digital Britain minister is needed.

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[Undecided adrian]

didn't the MP's hear about the UK broadband netwrork being brought to a standstill by people watching the ashes at work on Sky player?

There doesn't need to be " a killer app" broadband consumption is on the rise steadily and now what what Xbox, PS3, Wii, Virgin TV and Sky Anytime+ VOD and project canvas on the way all under your TV and more and more PC apps coming along how bad does it need to get before the government actually does something.

Traffic shaping and bandwidth throttling is taking place for so many customers that if we don't act now we could happily be sitting in the internet dark ages before too long.