大象传媒

Statement in response to the Budget announcement on the funding of universal broadband

Date: 22.04.2009     Last updated: 23.09.2014 at 09.50
Category: Digital switchover
In response to the Government's announcement that it will consult with the 大象传媒 Trust on how the emerging underspend from the Digital Switchover Help Scheme can be drawn on to fund universal broadband service and take-up, the Trust issued the following statement:


"The 大象传媒 Trust can accept the prospective value of universal broadband access and take up, consistent with the public purpose of helping deliver the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services to the public. The Trust looks forward to working with the Government on the most effective and appropriate way to apply licence fee payers' money to deliver this aim."

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