broadband
15 Jun 2016
Wireless broadband connects villages
TWO Essex villages are among the first to benefit from wireless technology bringing superfast broadband to rural communities. The latest Wireless-to-the-Cabinet (WTTC) equipment is making superfast broadband available in Broxted...
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08 May 2016
Rural broadband ‘by request only’
FASTER broadband connections will not be automatically rolled out to isolated rural areas, the government has confirmed. Instead, rural homes and businesses will have to request connections – a process...
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25 Apr 2016
Concern at broadband proposal costs
Government plans for faster broadband threaten to impose an unfair cost on rural residents, says the Rural Services Network. The warning is contained in response to a broadband consultation by...
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20 Apr 2016
End digital inequality for rural areas
RURAL residents with inadequate broadband connections should be compensated, say business leaders. Every home and business owner must be given a legal right to fast, reliable and affordable broadband, said...
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24 Mar 2016
Rural broadband languishes behind cities
RURAL broadband is less than one third the speed of connections in towns and cities, says the government’s communications watchdog. Published by Ofcom, UK Home Broadband Performance, compares the performance of...
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23 Mar 2016
Rural broadband boost for south-west
Confirmed by the government, the funding will be matched by the private sector to generate a total of £8m to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds to at least 4000 premises. Beneficiaries...
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04 Feb 2016
Rural areas ‘need better broadband’
A new report into broadband access shows the “dire” level of availability in rural areas, says Lib Dem leader Tim Farron. The Westmorland and Lonsdale MP said urgent action should...
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14 Jan 2016
Dorset closes in on broadband target
A partnership to provide 90,000 homes and business with superfast broadband has reached 80% of its target. The Superfast Dorset partnership has made fibre broadband available to more than 72,000...
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16 Nov 2015
Call for detail on broadband pledge
A government pledge to bring faster broadband to the countryside must be made reality, say rural leaders. It follows a promise by Prime Minister David Cameron that even the most...
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08 Oct 2015
Rural firms demand better broadband
RURAL businesses have urged telecom watchdog Ofcom not to separate broadband provider Openreach from BT. The Country Land and Business Association said it wanted BT to deliver better broadband. But it stopped...
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