Well, it looks like BT are finally going to take the jump and launch fibre optic cable services to much of the country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7506742.stm
BT is only investing £1.5 billion into this and estimates suggest it will take £15 billion to fibre up the whole country. I wonder where the other £13.5 billion quid will come from.