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12:40 2nd February 2010
The Conservative Party has pledged to bring 100Mbps broadband to the majority of British homes by 2017 as part of a review of the UK's communications regulations.
"Our objective is to make the UK the first major European country to achieve [widespread 100Mbps access], securing its place as a European and global hub for the creative industries," said shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport Jeremy Hunt in a statement setting out Tory policy.
A BT spokesperson said the company would look forward to talks on providing third party access to ducts and poles.
"We are open to the idea and would welcome any ideas that would help rather than hinder the roll-out of superfast broadband," he said.
In other news, European governments should open up wireless networks and deliver affordable broadband spectrum to support cloud computing, according to Microsoft general counsel.
"Continuity of access will encourage consumers to make greater use of cloud computing services and SMEs to focus more on developing new content and services," said Brad Smith.
Written by Derek Oldman
Social media users urged to do more to protect their data
Users of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter should step up their defences to prevent themselves from having their personal data stolen, an expert has said."The dramatic rise...
