With the Digital Economy Bill currently very much in the news and a March 1st meeting scheduled between the Broadband Stakeholders Group and the Valuation Office Agency to discuss Property Tax the February meeting is very timely. Rates on fibre connections are seen as a major obstacle to making rural broadband an economic proposition.
Also on the agenda will be progress reports on the FTTC Virgin Media trials in Cornwall, an overview of ongoing projects in the USA, a proposal by Dr Charles Trotman of the Countryside Landowners Association on collaborative approaches to the Rural Broadband problem and feedback on funding options.
“Our sponsorship of the Digital Dales Colloquium is very much part of Timico as a service provider living up to our social responsibility”, says Chief Technology Officer Trefor Davies. “No one organisation is going to solve the problem of the “Digital Divide” but if we can all make a contribution then it will make a difference”.
Check out more details on the Colloquium including how to sign up at http://www.webpr.co.uk/digitaldales/colloquium/index.html