Is digitising Britain ray of light for economy?

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He said: “There’s a huge opportunity. You’ve got 3G technology that is very stable. With a little bit of Government planning and help, we could deliver much better coverage and more capacity.

He added: “I think having an internet connection with you all of the time is enormously valuable. Fundamentally it’s more valuable than a fixed connection.”

In answer to Lord, BT’s Gilthorpe said that she felt that the answer was a mix between fixed and mobile connections because they fulfilled slightly different purposes. She also said: “The investment in infrastructure that BT is making is not going to require road digging.

“With Fibre to the Cabinet you basically open up the manhole cover and shove [cables] down that. So please don’t worry about traffic congestion in your local area any time soon!”

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