In a recent speech Gordon Brown has announced that Labour intends to give every home in the UK access to super-fast broadband; Calling high-speed web access "the electricity of the digital age" which "must be for all - not just for some".The Conservatives say they have made a similar pledge and have attacked a £6-a-year landline levy planned by Labour.
The PM also said Labour planned £30m of funding for a new Institute of Web Science, to be based in Britain and jointly headed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web.
In his speech, Mr Brown set out his plans to make Britain "the world leader in the digital economy" by 2020 - although there was no date set to provide the faster broadband for all homes.
Superfast broadband is generally regarded as speeds of 50Mbps (megabits per second) or above, but recent research suggests the majority of UK users currently get between 3Mbps and 4.5Mbps. (See below here)
The government is planning a 50p-a-month levy on landlines to prevent rural areas missing out on a fast network.
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