Wireless OK where broadband won't go

The [Australian] federal government is set to save millions of dollars in subsidy payments for families that cannot receive broadband, following a ruling that wireless internet services are adequate...

[Source: MIS Australia]

UK government unveils broadband-for-everyone plan

Every home in Britain will be guaranteed access to broadband internet under plans unveiled by the government, which put the technology on a par with telephones as an essential service.

"We are developing plans to move towards an historic universal service commitment for broadband and digital services," Culture Secretary Andy Burnham told MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday.

Universal service obligations (USOs) were used in 1840 to guarantee postal services across Britain, and in 1984 to ensure everyone had access to a phone.

The plan to give every household broadband access by the 2012 Olympic Games in London is part of a new strategy, which includes upgrading radio from analogue to digital, to ensure Britain's future in a digital age.

[Source: SMH]