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18:45 16th September 2009
A new project aiming to make wireless internet access available free of charge to selected communities has been announced.
In what may come as good news for those enrolled on an IT training course, installation firm Freerunner has opened a new competition inviting local people to apply for one of 50 connections.
The closing date for nominations is September 25th and soon after, a further 500 charities will also be granted connectivity.
Commenting on the plans, Owen Geddes, chief executive officer of Freerunner, said: "If you look at the communities that can't afford to get broadband, they are exactly the people that need to be able to use it. They are not able to get access."
He added that the government should not have sole responsibility for widening access to IT services and urged businesses to do their bit, in order to receive financial as well as moral benefits.
"I think it does require commercial enterprise to get involved to help solve it as well. There are all sorts of ways that commercial enterprise can get involved and make money from solving the problem," noted Mr Geddes.
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