Head of the department of sociology at City University London, Professor Frank Webster, spoke on the topic ‘Broadband for All’ at the Westminster eForum keynote seminar. The discussion was about the various goals set by Digital Britain report for providing fast broadband access in the UK.

The seminar offered solutions for the problems connected to offering minimum of two-megabit for the country. When Professor Webster was asked concerning the mobile phones, he said that like any other things, they have filtered down to all areas of the society and through an advanced television set, the digital services does the same. He also added that it was entertainment-led and it in not necessary to create a huff about it.
At first more affluent people will benefit swiftly they will pervade down to the mainstream of people and soon many people can have access to the digital highway.

His comments trail a survey published by Ofcom last month, which finds out that the main reason for not having a broadband or internet connection was that the user lacked a computer.

The research also found out that one fifth of the people who are still not connected to the community, plan to get connected in the next six months. These consisted of younger customers who used internet outside their home. People go online at local library or internet café as they find suitable deals at cheaper prices there.

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