BBC Eyes Broadband Launch

(reg. req.): BBC new media director Ashley Highfield has revealed that the corporation could launch its own low cost broadband service, just weeks after being accused of encroaching on commercial territory.

And it is also likely to press ahead with plans to launch a standalone search engine to compete with US giants Google and Yahoo.

For the low-cost broadband service,the justification is the digital divide.

Read the interview “Don’t box me in” here:

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