The North Shropshire Broadband Campaign
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| Most residents of Market Drayton now has broadband. Through
a successful campaign to make people aware of broadband
run by
a local resident with help from a local councillor the towns
exchange was upgraded in July 2003. |
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Now for all the villages! |
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| With your help it will be possible to get all our local exchanges
upgraded to enable broadband. In order for BT to consider upgrading
an exchange they must get 400 local residents to express interest
in the service. That is where you can come in. |
| By clicking on the links below you will be taken to a site
where you can register your interest. By registering you will
increase the chances of getting your local exchange upgraded
and so could soon be enjoying high speed internet access from
your home or local business. |
| By registering your interest you are not in any way comitting
yourself to take up the service or tying yourself to a supplier
if the campaign is successful. When an exchange is upgraded you
will be contacted to let you know but you will not be forced
into taking up the service. |
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What is Broadband? |
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| Very basically, broadband uses digital signals to transmit
the data from the internet or e-mail to your PC. It uses your
existing telephone line but because it is digital, it will not
stop you using your phone as normal when conected to the internet.
Your single telephone line will stay connected to the internet
24 hours a day but your phone can still be used to make outgoing
and incoming calls. |
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How much does it cost? |
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| The cost of broadband (as with anything else) depends on who
you get it from and how much you want. The basic 512k (about
10 times faster than your normal dialup speed to the internet)
can cost as little as £20 per month with some companies
but the average is £26 per month. Usually, the cheaper
services limit you to how much you can use your connection. |
| There is then even faster broadband connections available from
some companies. The normal faster speeds are 1MB and 2MB and
vary significantly in cost depending on who you buy the service
from. Average costs are £50 for 1MB connections and £65
for 2MB. These are mainly aimed at business users so if you want
to have these higher speeds you find that prices shown do not
include VAT! |
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