Aug/090
Pensioner told to pay £67,000 for electricity
A 74 year old from the Downhill area of County Londonderry has been living for 27 years without electricity has been told he will need to pay nearly £70,000 to the NIE electricity board to wire his house to the grid.
John McCarter, 74, has no central heating at his Downhill home and uses bottled gas and candles for light. The electricity company said “the cost was so high because cables would have to go underground because he lives in an area of special scientific interest.”
Mr McCarter said his bones were “starting to feel the cold now”.
Jun/090
Broadband as essential as Electricity and Water
Communications consumer research panel have announced that 73% of Britons claim a fast connection, and access to it, is as important as electricity and water. The survey which showed these results also showed that most consumers believe that those who don’t have broadband are losing out as more companies become web based.
As a result, the research panel have said that there is demand for broadband to be universal so that everyone has access to it, and the government should help those who either cant afford it or find it difficult / impossible to get it in their area.
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