Is this a promise

[Steve]

Mr Livingstone may have stuck his neck out. Good news if it comes true.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/11/03/bt-nine-in-10-homes-will-have-fibre-within-six-years-40094357/


"The BT chief reiterated the company's pledge from Monday that two-thirds of the UK will be fibre-ready by the end of 2014 rather than 2015, as originally planned. He also praised the government's £530m pot —  a good chunk of which is certain to go to BT — for extending coverage to relatively uneconomical rural areas."

[Rik]

That weasel word 'around' bothers me.

[Steve]

The cost of bandwidth is going to have to fall so people can take full advantage. For instance I wouldn't mind IPTV but not at the current rates.

[Rik]

Telefonica might help there...