Broadband speed inquiry continues

• Video and audio: Broadband speed in the UK evidence session
• Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

The witnesses are:

From 4.15pm

• BT
• Vtesse
• TalkTalk Group
• Avanti

From 5pm

• Commission for Rural Communities
• Consumer Focus
• Intellect
• IT Support Line Ltd

Topics the Committee is examining include:

• whether the target for universal access to broadband at a speed of 2Mb/s by 2012 is ambitious enough
• is the Government right to propose a levy on copper lines to fund next generation access?
• will the Government's plans for next generation access work?
• if companies are providing the speed of access which they promise to consumers
• the extent to which current regulation striks the right balance between ensuring fair competition and encouraging investment in next generation networks

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