UK internet users have finally seen hope after years of waiting for cheaper, faster connections.

BT (www.bt.com) last week cut the wholesale price of broadband internet connections to Internet Service, opening up the potential for a high-speed cyberspace.

Previously it was about £40 per user, which meant that ISPs had to charge more than that to make a profit.

With BT cutting the monthly wholesale price to just under £15 per user, several ISPs soon announced details of their cheaper price options.

Freeserve, for example, will be charging £30 per month for broadband ADSL connections. (ADSL stands for Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line).

But broadband is not as simple as a modem dial-up connection as it requires additional hardware.

Broadband is not just 10 (or more) times faster than dial-up connections, it transforms a phone line into something far more powerful.

With an ADSL connection, your phone line can transmit vast amounts of data in both directions very quickly.

The cut in prices is good news for internet users and with any luck it will stimulate a new era of growth for the UK online population.