Slow Broadband is Holding Back UK’s Small Businesses
The Federation of Small Business deems government’s plans for business broadband market inadequate UK broadband is ‘not up to speed’, according to a report published by the Federation of Small Business (FSB), as 45,000 companies are still on dial-up and many more are struggling with speeds lower than 2 Megabits (Mbps) per second. While the residential population are benefiting from faster broadband, many small businesses are still unable to complete basic online functions such a send digital invoices. The FSB’s report, titled The 4th Utility: Delivering universal broadband connectivity for small businesses across the UK, stresses that the government’s target of 24Mbps for 95% of the population and 2Mbps for the remaining 5% will not suffice for the demands of UK businesses. The FSB are cal... »