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1. International Broadband Market Comparisons Update January 2006, Ovum 2006.
2. Expressed as % of the population with access to a terrestrial broadband solution.
3. Note: This information is commercially confident to BT and has been released to Mason under NDA. No reproduction of this data should be carried out without authorisation under terms of this NDA.
4. Description includes commentary from database which are not necessarily qualified
5. Note: If a new order requires a BT engineer visit to commission, the engineer will cover the faceplate issue as part of this commissioning. A customer with an existing service may wish to try a new faceplate if they believe that their internal wiring could be affecting their ability to receive a faster service.
6. Ross-Shire Journal, 21/04/06
7. DSL Forum
8. www.locustworld.com
9. 'Springing Up All Over', A Report on Community Broadband Projects in the UK, Community Broadband Network, March 2005
10. Equipment costs based on Mason figures for similar 2.4Ghz network installations
11. T-Mobile has released HSDPA in the UK offering theoretical 1Mbps downlink service at £17-£30/month (actual throughput to the end-user will be lower).
12. We have assumed Scottish Executive, but in reality this may be HIE or another suitable body.

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