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Sat, Feb 11 2012
Broadband Internet will cover all of Bulgaria by 2013
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Broadband Internet is poised to cover the entire country by 2013, said Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Parvan Roussinov during the Telecommunication High Technologies forum, as quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on October 13 2009.
As part of the ongoing major infrastructure projects in Bulgaria, broadband Internet access was regarded as a Government priority. Accordingly, Roussinov, said that about 445 million euro is required for the infrastructure and installation of the system, but the state budget would only cover a "portion" of that. The remainder is supposed to be invested from external sources.
Broadband Internet access, often referred to simply as "high-speed", is defined as high rate of data transmission. Any connection to the customer of 256 kbit/s (0.256 Mbit/s) or greater could be considered as broadband Internet, typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56k modem.
Typical broadband technologies are usually DSL and cable modems, although more modern technologies in use can also incorporate the VDSL system. Fiber-optic communication has played a crucial role in enabling Broadband Internet access by making transmission of information over larger distances much more cost-effective than the widespread copper wire technology still widely in use.
Most, although not all, dial-up modems are limited to a bitrate of less than 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a telephone line while broadband technologies can facilitate more than double the traffic capacity without disrupting telephone use while in operation.
As part of the ongoing major infrastructure projects in Bulgaria, broadband Internet access was regarded as a Government priority. Accordingly, Roussinov, said that about 445 million euro is required for the infrastructure and installation of the system, but the state budget would only cover a "portion" of that. The remainder is supposed to be invested from external sources.
Broadband Internet access, often referred to simply as "high-speed", is defined as high rate of data transmission. Any connection to the customer of 256 kbit/s (0.256 Mbit/s) or greater could be considered as broadband Internet, typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56k modem.
Typical broadband technologies are usually DSL and cable modems, although more modern technologies in use can also incorporate the VDSL system. Fiber-optic communication has played a crucial role in enabling Broadband Internet access by making transmission of information over larger distances much more cost-effective than the widespread copper wire technology still widely in use.
Most, although not all, dial-up modems are limited to a bitrate of less than 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a telephone line while broadband technologies can facilitate more than double the traffic capacity without disrupting telephone use while in operation.
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It will probably happen, and you guys will pay for it;)
It will never happen. Bulgaria lacks full infrastructure to be able to cover the whole of Bulgaria with broadband. You do not have land lines for fast telecommunication and your cables can not cope with high speeds. And broadband cable TV is too expensive. You scan today broadband access to your most exclusive hotels.
Typical politician who promises so much.