Digital Inclusion Matters

Not a full blog today, but I thought I'd make  a quick post, as for those in digital inclusion there’s been several pieces of (hopefully) welcome news. Firstly Ofcom has announced that BT Openreach will be expected to reduce its charges to ISPs, which should be passed on to consumers (or Ofcom will want to know why not!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/39452242 Secondly Which? have provided a long-overdue spotlight on ISP pricing strategies – aka “drag ‘em in cheap and then put the prices up later”. Which? have even been able to put a price tag on customer loyalty – it's costing an average £113/yr, a figure which actually sounds conservative to me. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39555140 I hope that both of these developments will lead to improvements in one of the barriers to digital inclusion – the cost - and related to this the complexity. It should absolutely raise eyebrows that, while it is possible to get fibre broadband for around £150-200/yr, man