Tories blow smoke over high-speed broadband

Dave Bailey
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Manifesto mistakenly compares next-generation fibre speeds with Digital Britain's universal service commitment

Conservatives mistakenly compare fibre networks with copper networks The Conservative's Technology Manifesto was launched yesterday with several laudable aims, however its ambitions seem confused...

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