Computeractive’s Crystal Clear Broadband campaign (details), which aims to force ISPs into advertising a typical rate for broadband subscriptions and not just a theoretical “maximum”, is gradually gaining some momentum.

Several government MP's and Ofcom have now given their reactions to it, which we've quoted below:


Sadly there isn't much in terms of constructive suggestion for solving the problem itself, which in reality is extremely tedious and can differ depending on your line, network congestion, interference and all manner of additional complications.

Ofcom's own response is a mixed bag, offering the potential for an investigation without actually saying they’ll do one:


We’re not sure how “looking” at the potential for a high speed nationwide fibre network will “address regulation”, fibre networks can suffer from precisely the same problem and regulation applied to one technology is often different for another. The ASA has proven itself to be similarly inept at dealing with issues of speeds and we’ve certainly seen nothing to suggest that’s about to change.