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25 Jan 2021

APPG taking up rural concerns with Digital Minister

The Chair of the APPG for Rural Services, Philip Dunne MP, has written to Matt Warman MP, the Minister for Digital Infrastructure in relation to…

25 Jan 2021

COVID-19 vaccination sites out of reach for hundreds of thousands in England

The Financial Times reports that ‘hundreds of thousands’ of people in England without access to a car are likely to struggle to reach their nearest…

25 Jan 2021

Rural areas could be waiting years for full-fibre broadband

Computer trade magazine Computer Weekly reveals that rural connectivity specialist Airband is supplying more than 4,000 homes and properties in Cheshire with full-fibre broadband Airband…

25 Jan 2021

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS rolls out award winning digital support to protect vulnerable residents

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS supports Island Care and Nursing Homes to protect vulnerable residents through implementing video consultation care across the Island…

18 Jan 2021

Report criticises Government rollout of revised broadband programme

Technology website, Digit, has reported this week that the plan to connect all the UK’s premises to superfast internet by 2025 has been scaled back,…

18 Jan 2021

Starlink launches satellite internet in rural UK

Telecommunications news website Light Reading has reported that Ofcom has approved Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband satellite network for a licence to install user terminals in…

11 Jan 2021

Ultra-fast broadband for rural areas has been abandoned, MPs warn

Newspapers, including The Times, the Financial Times and The Guardian, have reported that rural areas could be locked out of having cutting-edge gigabit broadband for…

04 Jan 2021

RSN urge rural authorities to respond to the consultation

The Government announced the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 17th December 2020 This sets out the funding that Local Authorities will receive for the…

04 Jan 2021

New report into barriers to take up of gigabit-capable broadband

The Gigabit Take Up Advisory Group has issued an Interim Report which, following a call for evidence, identifies factors that may inhibit consumers and businesses…

04 Jan 2021

Parents and teachers face ‘confusing picture’ over school closures

ITV has reported on the new plans set out by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson MP (Con) for the start of the school term in England,…