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It's a little ironic, given my entry yesterday, to find on the BBC news service today, comments from BT to the effect that the government should be doing more to promote broadband in rural areas!

See: BT urges action on rural broadband

Clearly BT as a commercial organization instead of in its former role as a state monopoly, is unlikely to be able to fund rural broadband, so it is looking to the government for help. Curious, isn't it, how the proponents of the market system run for help when the going is difficult :-)

If the UK government does take action, I hope it will be in installing wireless broadband connection, which makes much more sense in rural areas than helping BT to lay more telephone cable - it's more environmentally friendly and it introduces more competition - surely good for the market?