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Slow 'net? Get free sat dish
« on: Sunday, 06 December, 2015 @ 11:16:29 »
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Homes with slow broadband promised free satellite dish as 'early Christmas present'
300,000 homes and businesses will be able to claim £350 towards the cost of a dish, installation and a year’s subscription

A free satellite dish is to be given to people with the slowest broadband speeds in the UK as an “early Christmas present”, the Government has announced.

About 300,000 homes and businesses with access only to an “affordable” internet connection slower than 2mbps will be able to claim about £350 towards the cost of a dish, installation and a year’s subscription.

If they all claimed, this could cost up to £105m, but only £15m has been set aside to cover the scheme. About 90 per cent of the population has access to super-fast broadband, but the Government hopes to give everyone a legal right to a minimum speed of 10mbps by 2020.

It is being rolled out across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland over December from tomorrow. Wales already has a similar scheme in place.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/homes-with-slow-broadband-promised-free-satellite-dish-as-early-christmas-present-a6762051.html


Just checked: nope, still not 01 April
« Last Edit: Sunday, 06 December, 2015 @ 11:18:18 by Maik »