broadband
21 Jun 2017
Remote households get faster broadband
Almost 3,000 remote households and businesses will get access to high-speed broadband thanks to a £4m boost for Oxfordshire The funding has come from cost savings made earlier in the...
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05 May 2017
Communities get faster broadband at last
MORE rural communities are signing up to a BT scheme bringing faster broadband to hard-to-reach areas. Through its Community Fibre Partnership programme, BT has made a commitment to help communities...
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26 Apr 2017
‘Digital tax’ proposal ditched – for now
Rural businesses have welcomed a government decision to drop its Making Tax Digital plan from the Finance Bill. The plan would have required businesses to submit tax information online rather than...
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13 Apr 2017
One in 10 unhappy with broadband
ONE in ten people are dissatisfied with their broadband service, reveals a report. Some 92% of mobile customers, 89% of landline telephone customers and 87% of broadband customers were satisfied...
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02 Apr 2017
Fibre ‘best’ to bring broadband to final 5%
Fibre is the best way to bring broadband to rural areas – but it is also the most expensive, says Daniel Heery. I recently found myself driving to the heart...
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31 Mar 2017
Ofcom seeks broadband investment
Ofcom has announced measures it says will promote investment in new fibre broadband networks. The telecoms watchdog says it wants to protect broadband customers and promote competition, by cutting the...
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27 Mar 2017
Rural businesses lack reliable broadband
Rural businesses are twice as likely to have inadequate internet connections as those in cities, says a study. Companies say they lack reliable broadband connections, despite ranking fully functional broadband...
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10 Mar 2017
Council maintains rural broadband pledge
ONE of England’s biggest rural counties says 90% of premises will have access to superfast broadband by this summer. North Yorkshire County Council says it is pressing ahead with its...
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05 Jan 2017
MP backs calls for faster broadband
A Worcestershire MP is urging local businesses to help make the case for better rural broadband. Harriett Baldwin is calling on local entrepreneurs to take part in a survey to...
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19 Dec 2016
One in four rural homes lack broadband
The government’s telecoms watchdog says one in four rural homes still cannot get a decent broadband connection. New research by Ofcom found that the number of UK properties unable to...
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