We'll be able to reference our lives with the phrase "when broadband hits" and not be hooted out of existence.
Broadband providers hit back immediately.
shows that only a small percentage of customers who get broadband from rivals hit the speeds promised in advertising.
Those on its basic Simply Broadband deal are hit hardest – their monthly charge will rise from £3.50 to £5 a month, a 43% increase.
"You could loot a PC World for broadband routers and then hit a garage or supermarket for some Pringles cans," says Bloch. "With those, you can probably build a reasonable network across a scorched suburb".
BT is to tackle the slow broadband speeds that have hit businesses in London's flagship Tech City area by trialling in October a new system that could eventually be used across the UK.
With compression and broadband, film will be hit harder soon, and it's already suffering from out-of-control production costs.
Rules announced last week by Ofcom aimed at helping consumers hit by slow broadband speeds to ditch their provider are unlikely to help those trapped in complex bundled packages, experts say.
Copper cable theft has been a particular problem, hitting telephone and broadband connections as well as causing rail delays.
Add to this Wiley getting signed to Bid Dada and the release of Statik's Broadband and Skepta's Greatest Hits and things really aren't looking too bad for 2007.
