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Labour internet proposals controversy

Title
Labour internet proposals controversy
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech; Discussion
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:03:38
Description
Report on controversy over Labour’s plans to connect every school and household in the country to the internet, with Oftel director-general Don Cruickshank suggesting that BT should connect every house in the UK for a uniform fee. Labour have disagreed with this idea, stating there should be no monopoly. Includes interviews with Steven Scruton, telecoms analyst with Credit Lyonnais Laing; Nigel Griffiths, industry spokesman for Labour; Brian Jones, headmaster at Archbishop Tenison’s School. Male reporter not identified (poss. Paul Maurice).
Contributors
Steven Scruton; Nigel Griffiths; Paul Maurice?; Brian Jones; Don Cruickshank
Keywords
Politics; Labour Party; Telecommunications; British Telecom; Mergers and monopolies

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