BDUK’s broadband plans seem to be in disarray, with claims that everything is fine – don’t look behind the flag waving please – nothing to see here
Welsh DSL Archive
Next Generation Broadband for Wales
The Welsh Government have committed to spending £205m of public funds in a secret contract with BT. This Prezi takes a closer look
You are supposed to be the First Minister for Wales
This man is the First Minister for Wales. He allowed the employment of a BT senior employee as a Government representative in Brussels to try and solicit ERDF monies for the Welsh Government. BT will receive in the region of £80m of ERDF monies as part of the Next Generation Broadband for Wales project. The
Chris Huhne today – Carwyn Jones Tomorrow?
So, Chris Huhne has resigned after pleading guilty to ‘perverting the course of justice’ by getting his wife to take his points for a driving offence a decade ago. Obviously the crux of that particular case, isn’t that he offloaded the responsibility of doing something wrong to another, more that he lied about it (and very publicly)
Pwllheli, Pwllheli, so easy to con, they’ve done it twice
This time last year the internet was awash with reports that Pwllheli in N.West Wales was going to receive £10m in funding from the Government to deliver superfast broadband. [All links open in a new tab] The Register The BBC CFO World Computer World Public technology.net The Welsh Office PC Advisor The list includes all
Fibrespeed – the little engine that couldn’t
Some of you may be familiar with the ‘Little engine that could’. An apocryphal tale describing how, despite it’s diminutive size, the loco managed to exceed everybody’s expectations. The Welsh Government seem determined to make sure that the £30m investment that was made with public funding into the Fibrespeed network in North Wales utterly fails to ape this particular
Welsh Government – Failure is acceptable
In April of 2011, the Welsh Government began collecting information that they would use to inform their Next Generation Broadband for Wales project. The information collecting exercise included a document entitled: Information Collation ExerciseNext Generation Broadband For Wales Which stated aims were summarised as: The purpose of this Information Collation Exercise which is issued on
Corrupt, Cavalier or Crass – Your Welsh Government in action
As far as Carwyn is concerned, it is none of your business. As far as Ann is concerned, it is all about business. When there are hundreds of millions of pounds at stake, it is no particular surprise that Ann Beynon (Wales Director for BT) and Carwyn Jones (First Minister for Wales) have so much
Newport no longer to be part of Wales’ 4%
Brilliant news today in the Autumn statement, with Newport to be one of 12 smaller cities to share £50m superfast broadband funding. Well, almost brilliant news. Recently the Welsh Government announced that the NextGen deal with BT would deliver 20Mbps+ speeds to 96% of Wales residents. Are we seriously to believe that Newport was not