By John Glenday

MPs have rounded on the government and BT over their handling of a rural broadband initiative, claiming that insufficient detail about the costs, coverage and speed of the system has been provided.

The government will have doled out £490m in grants across the UK to subsidise rural broadband infrastructure, cash which must then be matched by local authorities with additional funds paid by the chosen contractor (who can recoup costs through customer fees).

A committee of MPs warn that taxpayers face being ‘ripped off’ by this process however as BT has thus far monopolised the tendering process, winning all 26 bids which Read full story ›

Source: The Drum