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# UK to Push Universal Service Goal Back 3 Years
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/uk-to-push-universal-service-goal-by-3-years/
- Published: 2010-07-15T21:15:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:36:33.000Z
- Description: WASHINGTON July 15, 2010 – With a tightening budget the United Kingdom government has decided to push back their universal service deadline by 3 years. Last year the nation had committed to bringing 2 Megabits per second to all citizens by 2012 but will now push the deadline to 2015. Tory Culture Se
- Author: Broadband Breakfast
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WASHINGTON July 15, 2010 – With a tightening budget the [United Kingdom](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/tag/uk/) government has decided to push back their universal service deadline by 3 years. Last year the nation had committed to bringing 2 Megabits per second to all citizens by 2012 but will now push the deadline to 2015.

Tory Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt claimed that the plan which was developed by the [Labour](http://www.labour.org.uk/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) party was impractical giving budget constraints.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jeremyhunt2.jpg "Jeremy Hunt")](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/97/29976d9d-89ea-4c77-8c0b-0e8a0eafed35/content/images/broadbandbreakfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jeremyhunt2.jpg?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt

“I have looked at the provision the government had made to achieve this by 2012\. And I’m afraid that I am not convinced that there is sufficient funding in place,” Hunt told a gathering of telecoms operators.

“So, while we will keep working towards that date, we have set ourselves a more realistic target of achieving universal 2Mbps access within the lifetime of this parliament.”

Currently 99 percent of homes can get a connection but not all are able to achieve the 2Mbps the government wants.

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