A quote from a news article:

"According to a report carried out by the Welsh Consumer Council in 2005, 56% of the Welsh population has no access to the internet at home or at work."

And it is predicted that 90% of all new jobs require some knowledge of technology.

Most cities are well served with excellent communication and computer networks, this is because there are plenty of customers living close together to pay for services.

But in the countryside there are fewer people and they live in widely scattered communities.

This makes it difficult for companies to make any profit, as there are relatively few people to cover the cost of setting up networks.

But in the UK, great efforts have been made to enable broadband access to even the most remote village.

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