ITU sets global broadband targets for countries

The UN ICT agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has set new global broadband targets for countries to achieve by 2015. It has given governments a target of connecting half the world's poor citizens to broadband Internet by 2015.

It emphasised that broadband services must be "affordable" - amounting to less than 5% of average monthly incomes.

"These targets are ambitious but achievable, given the political will and commitment on the part of governments, working in partnership with the private sector," said Dr Hamadoun Toure, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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