The BBC News website has gone to meet the select few customers with super-speed broadband and the companies re-cabling Britain.
Gaming contest
He says that British players are languishing with 2Mbps connections while contestants abroad have internet links up to 50 times as fast.
Web video in class
St Joseph's College in Dumfries is part of a Scotland-wide program aimed at bringing high speed broadband to schools.
It hooks up to an 80Mbps service, enabling teachers to rewrite lesson plans to include online video.
Comparison test
The 80Mbps service received at St Joseph's College allows pupils to access online study aids instantaneously.
Higher student Michael Osman demonstrates how the school's speedy service compares with his snail's pace home link.
Cabling up sewers
Laying high-speed fibre optic cables usually involves digging up roads.
Broadband service installer H2O is minimising disruption by laying lines capable of carrying 100Mbps services through the sewer network.
Broadband's future
The first 100Mbps cables being laid through sewers are connecting businesses and education institutes.
H2O's managing Director Elfed Thomas says he hopes to begin providing lines to homes within a year.
Net speed warning
Broadband speeds depend upon the quality of phone cables laid decades ago in many areas of the UK.
BBC Working Lunch's Rachel Horne compares what is on offer from providers relying on copper wire.
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