RESIDENTIAL broadband users could soon have access to high-speed internet services at a cheaper rate after Sure said it was reviewing its price structure.

The announcement comes following news that Jersey residents will this month gain access to an eight megabits-per-second connection for £19.99 from Sure and £27.99 a month from Jersey Telecoms.

Guernsey residents are currently only offered a two mbps service – although Sure does offer four and eight mbps as business products for £49.99 and £79.99 a month respectively.

The higher speed services are also available to home users, but Sure said there had only been a demand for it from the business community.

‘We introduced Sure Pro four and eight mbps services before Jersey, but they are currently priced for the business community because that’s where there has been demand,’ said Sure’s marketing director Paul Taylor.

‘We are investing £2m. in expanding our network using street boxes so that we can meet the expected demand from customers for higher speeds.

‘We will be reviewing our offering and consulting with other operators in the island, as we are legally required to do, and I expect that we will be able to make further announcements on our residential broadband services within a matter of months.’

Wave currently offers only a two mbps service in Guernsey, but said it hoped that would change soon.

‘We are keen to supply competitively priced, higher speed broadband services for Guernsey, similar to those available in the UK, and plan to also offer four and eight mbps services later this year.’