While it promised very high speed for all from 2025, the British government has already been criticized for a "litany" of failures in this dossier. The supervisory authorities British, charged with monitoring and investigating public spending, have in fact accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of having broken his promise, made in 2019, to "turbocompress" the country with a "broadband revolution" For these authorities, a "litany of failures" on this subject now makes such a prospect unlikely.
ForAs a reminder, the British Prime Minister has promised that the inhabitants of the United Kingdom will have access to fiber optic broadband services by 2025, in order to allow them to have speeds of the order of the gigabit. To achieve this goal, 5 billion pounds (6.8 billion dollars) would be allocated and invested, had promised the leader. In October 2020, the UK's Court of Auditors called the target "ridiculously unrealistic", blaming the executive for the lack of substantial progress in meeting its commitments.
Supervisory bodies say the executive has failed to make "significant progress" in resolving problems operators face in deploying gigabit connectivity, and also criticized the government for failing to address 'have made available only 25% of the initially planned £ 5 billion fund. Result: Boris Johnson 's commitment to devrhas turned out to be "unachievable", although the government has revised its target of "at least 85%" coverage of very high speed broadband in the territory by 2025.
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Towards a new digital divide?
Will rural areas be forgotten by very high speed British style? This seems to be on the way, as condemned by the British regulators, for whom "the government is once again failing to give priority to consumers in rural areas". And if the ministry in charge of the case declares that it intends to adopt an "exterior-interior" approach by focusing on areas that currently do not have access to very high speed, that will not be enough. not and could leave 20% of UK premises off the plan.
The committee recommends that the government establish and publish a timetablespecific steps to be taken to improve broadband coverage, adding that barriers to implementation, such as changes in planning regulations and corporate tariffs, need to be identified and solutions need to be found urgently. In addition, MEPs say the potential shortages of talent and skilled workers must be addressed, especially in rural areas.
"The government cannot let digital inequality continue to grow. worsen and exacerbate the economic inequality that has been so harshly exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. It must be clear on the deadlines in each area so that businesses and individuals can plan their digital future, ”said Meg Hillier, a British MP. Another hard blow for the government of Boris Johnson.
Source: HFrance.com
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