![]() ![]() ![]() The provider is certainly no stranger to controversy and often receives criticism from rivals and customers alike, many of which remain frustrated by the operators tight hold over its dominant position of Significant Market Power (SMP) in Hull and the related lack of competition. For its part, KC has spent millions on improving the regions infrastructure and recently become quite outspoken on the many issues of UK broadband policy. ISPreview.co.uk wanted to know more about how KC approached the thorny issue of competition in Hull and its views on the current governments approach to broadband. To that end we have been able to pluck KC's Director of Consumer Affairs, Nick Thompson, from his busy schedule in order to answer a few choice questions about this year's main events.
Q1 - The UK government recently delayed its target of 2012 for making a minimum broadband download speed of 2Mb (Megabits per second) - Universal Service Commitment (USC) - available to everybody in the country, instead pushing it back to 2015. During April 2010 KC commented that a download speed of 10Mb would make for a better "sustainable broadband for all" target, ideally being delivered by the governments 2015 deadline. Do KC plan to adopt this as their own official goal and was the government's original 2012 timetable ever achievable (expensive quick-fix Satellite solutions notwithstanding)?
Q2 - Should the USC also be considering other factors, such as upload speed, affordability, flexibility (usage allowances) and latency performance?
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