Around 18.3 million households in the UK have internet access, with 90 per cent of those using a broadband connection, according to the Office for National Statistics. The Government has pledged universal internet access for all, at minimum speeds of two megabits per second, by 2012. BT also recently unveiled its own high-speed, next-generation broadband initiative, called Infinity, which will offer download speeds of up to 40 megabits per second.