Another nail in the coffin of the E-Hub

Dangger

From The Register

The UK Government has finally begun its search for broadband providers prepared to supply services to the public sector.

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC), responsible for procurement, has placed an advert in the Official Journal of the European Communities looking for potential partners.

The OGC claims this "signals the first step in the letting of framework agreements, which will enable buyers to obtain the best value for money when purchasing Broadband Internet services".

The theory behind it is simple enough; the public sector could provide a massive market for broadband providers prepared to supply schools, hospitals, local government offices and agencies etc.

Of course, not all its schools, GP surgeries, etc are within cable and ADSL-enabled areas.

So, if enough demand is whipped up for broadband - especially in these areas currently not served by cable or ADSL - then this aggregated demand might just be enough to entice providers to invest in the roll-out of this technology.

At the same time the public sector - with its massive buying power - hopefully gets broadband services at more competitive rates.

MDR

Another nail in the coffin of the E-Hub

A bit more of a reactionary title than we are used to from you Dave, perhaps you should change your handle to Aidan_Dunne ...