Ofcom is looking for people to take part in the next stage of its broadband speed research. The purpose of the project is to establish a picture of the true speeds people in the country get.rnOfcom's initial research, published in July 2009, showed speeds were significantly below the headline speeds advertised by internet service providers (ISPs).rnFor example, the average 'up to' headline speed in April 2009 was 7.1Mbits/sec but the averagernspeed was only 4.1Mbits/sec; with nearly one-fifth of UK broadband customers getting less than 2Mbits/sec.
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