BRISTOL is among the top four places in the UK where internet users get a better choice of broadband prices, according to a new study.
Research by broadbandchoices. co.uk reveals big variations in services across the UK depending on postcode.
It reveals that 2.73 million homes across the country have no access to cheaper rates — costing them up to £5.16 a month, or £62 a year, more.
In some areas, home owners have to pay more than double their neighbours who live only 50 yards away.
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While Bristol comes fourth in a list of the top ten places for better broadband competition, Somerset is listed seventh in a list of the ten worst places.
Dominic Baliszewski, telecoms expert at broadbandchoices, said: “We already knew that quality and cost of broadband services are dependent entirely on location. But we were shocked to discover just how much variation there is – in some cases, between houses on the same street. Broadband has become an essential utility for people in the UK and it is madness that in 2013 people are being penalised due to where they live.”
As the Bristol Post reported last week, Bristol has been touted to become “one of the best-connected cities in the world” after being chosen by mobile-phone operator EE as a testbed for new double 4G speeds.
The technology will enable mobile-phone users to watch HD video on the move, download large files, and make video calls with no delay, as its average 24 to 30Mbps speed is faster than the average UK broadband landline connection.
Research released last month also showed that Bristol was identified as one of the key cities for growth in the UK.
The city was ranked fourth out of 66 cities across the country in a new league of UK businesses showing the highest growth or imminent potential for it.
Part of this is due to the area around Temple Quay, which has been highlighted as an enterprise zone.
Ultra-fast broadband is expected to be made available to businesses which move into the area. And there are high hopes that the new zone will attract hundreds of new businesses to Bristol.
But many rural areas around Bristol still struggle with slow broadband speeds and less choice from companies.
A report by the National Audit Office found recently that the Government’s national rollout programme for superfast broadband to rural areas is around two years behind its original schedule.
A rollout is under way in South Gloucestershire – and by June next year it is hoped that an estimated 89,000 homes and businesses will be connected, with internet speeds reaching 24Mbps and above.