Majority to Accept the Proposed UK Broadband Levy

A fresh research undertaken by ispreview.co.uk, a website dedicated to the broadband segment in the United Kingdom has stressed on the significance of a superfast broadband internet connection to the people.

The new survey has been based on the feedback provided by 774 respondents, of which the majority of home users were reported to be dissatisfied with their broadband internet service speeds. It must be noted that out of the total home owners, 58.6 percent belonged to the unsatisfied class.

As a matter of fact, out of the total customers polled, a considerable 55.2 percent was of the belief that a fast internet connection speed was so critical for them that they were ready to pay more for a reasonably fast service.

The website’s conclusion is that despite the willingness of many consumers to pay more for a faster service, many existing services put forth by the UK ISPs still trail in meeting the promised speeds.

Considering this mindset of a good number of consumers, it can be assumed that a broadband levy of as less than GBP 6 annually could condoned by them, provided an earnest attempt from the part of the government to rollout the next generation broadband.

Coming back to the survey, of the total customers polled 32 percent claimed of enjoying speeds of more than 10Mbps and more than half reported enjoying a broadband speed of 8Mbps. However, the concern was with the remaining 15 percent who lamented of struggling with speeds less than 2Mbps.