§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 11 March (WA 179), how that Answer relates to the commitment to deliver broadband technology that will allow "internet access at 10 times the present speed" across the European Union by 2005, as outlined in the Statement on the European Council in Barcelona by the Prime Minister on 18 March 2002. [HL2140]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Stale, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)The Answer given on 11 March 2003 drew on the definition of broadband given by the Broadband 99WA Stakeholder Group. This definition includes technologies operating at 500–600kbps, which allow internet access at approximately 10 times the speed of a standard 56kbps dial-up modem.
§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
What data transfer speed, expressed in terms of kbit/second, forms the basis for the commitment, outlined in the Statement on the European Council in Barcelona by the Prime Minister on 18 March 2002, to deliver broadband technology that will allow "internet access at 10 times the present speed" across the European Union by 2005. [HL21411
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleMy right honourable friend the Prime Minister's Statement refers to the commonly available broadband products in the 500–600kbps range. These allow internet access at approximately 10 times the speed of a standard 56kbps dial-up modem.