What is all the fuss over? Well after doing some research, it comes down to the problem of living in rural/urban areas of the United Kingdom. The closer you live to an 'Exchange' and how many people are connected to it, affects your up- and down-load speeds. Currently, some children are making great use out of this, as one school as broadband up to speeds of 80mbps which is phenomenal.
Videos 2 and 3 here, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7131115.stm show how this is affecting some children in schools.
One of the things you can do, is check against your postcode what you can recieve, http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/adslchecker.php which could be handy for schools.
There is clearly a push for faster speeds, as the UK is falling behind many nations in the World, however if we are to spend £15 billion on creating a fibre optic network for the whole country, surely an emphasis has to be made to make it available to all? People in rural places, schools, businesses, home users should all pay for the amount they receive? Or should there be a set price, and you get as much as you can depending on where you live?
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