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Swindon Deaf “Is this superfast broadband for

Coffee Morning all or is it just fantasy?”
A coffee morning for people
who are born deaf, have a hearing Community campaigner and council irritant Des Morgan has a moment
loss or are hard-of-hearing over 50, of rhapsody about the recent announcement by Swindon Council of
meets fortnightly at West Swindon UKB’s superfast broadband for all using a fixed wireless system
Library every second and last Friday
of the month, 11am to 2pm. Whilst reading the latest Link deprivation but incorrect to suggest
British Sign Language (BSL) users magazine (April) I was also listening that their network and technology
and students are welcome. to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody will make much difference to exist- proposal which is for a box to be
No membership and just 50p and was taken by the words ‘Is this ing urban broadband users. placed on an outside wall and prob-
for refreshments.
For details and information contact the real life - Is this just fantasy?’ Back in the mists of time - 2012 ably powered by being plugged into
Michael Down: - the irony of which struck me as to be precise - residents were told any power socket.
[email protected] I considered Cllr Garry the post Digital City Is the council aware of what
or Barbara Anscombe: Perkin’s comments on UK Broadband 4G LTE it is signing up to, or worse, did
[email protected] the number of house- service in Swindon was it actually mislead residents in
holds which would to be launched in two 2012? According to council leader
benefit from the third phases. Phase 1 would David Renard: ‘The solution UKB
FOR ALL YOUR PRINT & incarnation of the plan offer a range of superfast has proposed for the Superfast
DIGITAL REQUIREMENTS to extend broadband wireless broadband Extension Programme is different
services to residents and
from what currently exists, in that it
coverage across the
IN WEST SWINDON borough. businesses as a flexible is fixed wireless.’
ARTWORK & DESIGN • WEBSITES According to Cllr Per- alternative to fixed line And yet in November 2012 the
LITHO / DIGITAL PRINTING kins, ‘99.4 per cent of households broadband services and would be council claimed that the UKB
LARGE FORMAT • CANVAS PRINTS will get superfast broadband when available to order from 8 October system had gone live on 8 October
STATIONERY • NCR PADS, AND MORE before they couldn’t.’ Really? 2012. 2012 with the 4G LTE implementa-
Well not really at all as Cllr It was estimated that the UKB tion providing fixed wireless high
Perkins and officers have failed network would allow over 67,000 speed superfast broadband.
to account for exactly how many households and 2,600 businesses Unless I am mistaken this appears
households are currently signed in Swindon to access superfast to suggest the fixed wireless system
up to a superfast package, or who broadband via a 4G box that can installed in 2012 is the same fixed
Unit 101 Basepoint Centre could do so but have chosen not to. be plugged into any power socket, wireless system as is being proposed
Rivermead Swindon Wilts SN5 7EX It is correct for the council to therefore reducing the need for today.
Telephone: 01793 490490 suggest that UKB network could a home telephone line. It sounds But of course that could be an idle
www.mllprint.co.uk
be the answer to rural broadband remarkably similar to the new fantasy.

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