http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7848028.stm "Lord Carter is expected to publish his full report later in the year. Communications Minister Lord Carter is expected to publish his interim findings on the UK's digital economy."
I always get worried about Government meddling in technology things. They have a habit of getting it all spectacularly wrong.
And here we have Government talking about regulating the Internet. How we're not all being treated equally in the broadband speed stakes. It even suggests the people who don't get the fastest connections are the socially deprived.
"areas of digital exclusion are likely to mirror those of social deprivation."
Yes I guess if you can't afford a computer or a fast internet connection then you may be considered deprived socially. But you could be living in central London, or central any city where it's available if you can pay for it.
Me, I live out in the sticks where we're lucky to get a cellphone signal and broadband speed is about average, which is way below the published maximum available. But I don't consider myself socially deprived. I just live too far away from the exchange.
There are some areas of the internet where Governments could get usefully active. Some action on spam would be a good place to start.
Most internet users will agree spam is the number one pain the arse, and a significant cause of PC infections.
Governments worldwide need to get together and act against this. Not against the spammers, they just get paid to spew out the stuff. Follow the money back to the peddlers of dodgy porn and pills. Close the websites, shut down their ability to process online payments.
Kick the bastards in the wallet where it hurts