Mobile Broadband soon available in Welch ?
Companies have warned MPs that a new requirement obliging companies to offer their services in Welsh could cost millions, increasing the bills of every customer in the UK. An inquiry into whether this action should go ahead is to begin on Monday.
As the situation currently stands, WAG will be able to approve the new law that requires companies to offer their services in Welsh.
The Welsh Affairs State Committee has received many submissions, most of which back the idea, but the Mobile Broadband Group has stated in its submission that they would like to see certain SDSL broadband companies excluded from the new legislation.
The Mobile Broadband Group also warns in broadband news that the scarce resources should be focussed on issues that are more important to the vast majority of customers such as the increased coverage of broadband and that the costs of offering the services in Welsh is going to run into millions of pounds. They also point out that only one percent of UK customers even speak Welsh.
British Telecom Business phone system has stated in its submission that they do not wish to have any part in any future legislation.
