broadband
24 Feb 2020
MP column: BBC needs to be “properly challenged” over digital rural services
The Conservative MP for West Dorset, Chris Loder, writes in The Bridport News this week that the BBC’s plans to cut airtime of BBC Radio Solent’s Dorset Breakfast Show and...
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10 Feb 2020
Spotlight on the Yorkshire Seminar – Connectivity and Rural Transport
In January we hosted the regional seminar for the Yorkshire and Humber region, postponed due to the election in December 2019 We hold these events as we recognise that not...
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03 Feb 2020
Openreach to expand fibre to rural villages and market towns
Several trade press outlets, including E&T Magazine, TechRadar and IT Pro have reported on news that Openreach are expanding full-fibre rollout to cover 250,000 rural premises in more than 200...
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20 Jan 2020
UK Government must prioritise rural broadband and mobile coverage, says NFU
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has called for the Government to prioritise rural connectivity as survey results indicate that more than four in 10 farmers don’t have enough broadband to...
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20 Jan 2020
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are...
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13 Jan 2020
Ofcom sets out plan for rapid investment in UK rural broadband
The Financial Times reported on Ofcom’s announcement for its proposals for regulation of the fixed telecoms market describing this as ‘new, flexible regulation that will help to build a full-fibre...
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18 Nov 2019
Labour pledges free full-fibre broadband for all
The BBC reports that Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it wins the general election The party would nationalise...
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04 Nov 2019
Check out the broadband speeds for your constituency!
Recently released data from the Government shows broadband speeds for every constituency in the country Click on the link below and type in your constituency to see your data. →...
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21 Oct 2019
Spotlight on a digitally connected countryside
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need...
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14 Oct 2019
Subsidised broadband for rural communities
Some of the hardest-to-reach rural places in the UK are now eligible for government funding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable* broadband to homes or businesses when part of a...
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