bt claims to have broadband in 80% of uk homes.




'bt wholesale chief executive paul reynolds said: "we have now brought broadband services to exchanges serving 80 per cent of uk homes".



"this month we'll have as many people connected to exchanges offering broadband as can switch on their mains gas cooker to make the supper," he sad (sic).'




it's a pity bt doesn't want to emulate the electricity grid rather than the gas network, so that we can all have broadband.



the village i live in will likely never get broadband 'cos it's full of old folks who couldn't give a flying fuck about the internet, so they'll never ask for broadband, so i'll never get it.



i think the gas companies need a good hard kicking, too. why can't i have a gas supply just 'cos i live a few miles from the nearest large conurbation? 'cos it'll cost some fat capitalist pig his new company car if i get it, that's why.