Push for faster net 'premature'
 

*Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7114642.stm)*
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The push for next-generation broadband could be premature, according to some senior industry figures. Both regulator Ofcom and BT have expressed doubts about whether the time is ripe for rolling out what would be expensive fibre optic networks.

"We need significant evidence that such a network is required and I don't think it exists yet," said Peter Philips, Ofcom's head of strategy.

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