Is Ofcom ruling good for rural broadband?
Thursday, 1 December 2016
BT has been ordered to separate from its network provider Openreach – in a move aimed at improving broadband and phone services.
BT has been ordered to separate from its network provider Openreach – in a move aimed at improving broadband and phone services.
THE government is doing too little to improve rural internet speeds, say community and business leaders.
Broadband users are still receiving internet speeds much slower than those advertised, an investigation has revealed.
SUPERFAST broadband is set to transform life for doctors, patients and community teams at a remote surgery in North Yorkshire.
Rural residents are being misled by connection speeds only available to 10% of customers, say local councils.
Broadband speed – or indeed the lack of it – remains a big challenge for rural business and communities. Many areas are languishing on connections far slower than those available
More than 90,000 rural premises in Derbyshire now have access to faster download speeds, thanks to a local authority fibre broadband partnership.
TELECOMS watchdog Ofcom wants rural people to tell it about the broadband challenges they face.
Significant challenges must be overcome to bring superfast broadband to rural areas, a council leader has warned.
RENEWED effort is required to ensure that the final 5% of premises have adequate broadband connections, says the Rural Services Network.
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BT has been ordered to separate from its network provider Openreach – in a move aimed at improving broadband and phone services.
THE government is doing too little to improve rural internet speeds, say community and business leaders.
Broadband users are still receiving internet speeds much slower than those advertised, an investigation has revealed.
SUPERFAST broadband is set to transform life for doctors, patients and community teams at a remote surgery in North Yorkshire.
Rural residents are being misled by connection speeds only available to 10% of customers, say local councils.
Broadband speed – or indeed the lack of it – remains a big challenge for rural business and communities. Many areas are languishing on connections far slower than those available
More than 90,000 rural premises in Derbyshire now have access to faster download speeds, thanks to a local authority fibre broadband partnership.
TELECOMS watchdog Ofcom wants rural people to tell it about the broadband challenges they face.
Significant challenges must be overcome to bring superfast broadband to rural areas, a council leader has warned.
RENEWED effort is required to ensure that the final 5% of premises have adequate broadband connections, says the Rural Services Network.
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