broadband
12 Sep 2017
£7.25m to extend rural broadband
Cheshire East Council will receive a share of £7.25m of funding to extend the roll-out of faster broadband in the borough. The investment – to be implemented over the next...
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09 Sep 2017
£645m to help speed up rural broadband
The government says up to £645m will help bring superfast broadband to the UK’s most remote areas. Digital minister Matt Hancock said more than 900,000 extra UK homes and businesses could gain...
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02 Sep 2017
Pilot areas to trial full fibre broadband
Six areas have been named to pilot a scheme to bring full fibre broadband to businesses, schools and hospitals. Described as the next generation of broadband, full fibre networks run fibre connections...
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28 Aug 2017
£2.2m for rural broadband scheme
Up to 2,000 homes could benefit from £2.2m to bring faster broadband to remote Northumberland communities. The iNorthumberland programme aims to bring the high-speed technology to some of the most...
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02 Aug 2017
Mixed reception for BT broadband proposal
A BT offer to provide universal high speed broadband to homes and businesses across the UK has been greeted with a mixed response. The government said the offer to voluntarily...
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30 Jul 2017
£200m for businesses and broadband
The government has unveiled £200m in grants for rural businesses and broadband projects. Funding for rural businesses would generate more than 6,000 new jobs and support the growth of rural enterprises,...
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29 Jul 2017
Rural welcome for broadband scheme
RURAL business leaders have welcomed a grant scheme to connect firms to faster broadband. Defra released a new wave of pre-Brexit grant schemes to help rural areas in England get...
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24 Jul 2017
Rural businesses still miss out on broadband
Rural businesses are still struggling to get reliable mobile phone coverage and access to internet services, a survey reveals. Some 85% of farmers asked have unreliable mobile signals – despite...
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23 Jul 2017
Help unlock rural Britain’s digital potential
Business owners are being asked to help “unlock” the digital potential of rural Britain. The request comes at the start of a consultation launched by independent think tank Rural England...
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04 Jul 2017
Broadband fund ‘does little for rural areas’
A government fund to ‘unlock’ £1bn for fibre broadband will do little for rural areas seeking faster connections, say campaigners. The new Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund aims to make internet...
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