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Students doing research online might be pleased to hear that telecoms executives have been brought together to try and speed up Britain's broadband access.

UK broadband providers have been summoned to meet by Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness and former e-commerce minister.

It will then be discussed how the UK can improve broadband speeds and give users the chance to watch high definition TV using the internet.

Mr Timms, who used to be a telecoms industry analyst, said: "We need timely deployment of technology. We can't afford to lag behind. We need the right conditions for the market to operate effectively."

A new access network is also being called for, which could mean the end for Britain's old copper phone lines and the introduction of fibre-optic cabling.

Virgin Media, Cable and Wireless, Sky, Carphone Warehouse and BT will all be present at the meeting to try to deliver fast unlimited broadband to the British public.

With TV now beginning to be available online through programmes such as BBC's iPlayer and 4oD from Channel 4, internet traffic could put too much strain on the current set-up.

Meanwhile the success of broadband has been so big that a report has shown that dial-up connections will have virtually disappeared completely by the end of the decade.

The research, by uSwitch.com, says 96 per cent of connections will be broadband rather than dial-up by 2010.

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