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06 Nov 2023

Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises

The Government is currently consulting on how to improve broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises. This consultation follows their response in February 2022 to their call for evidence on...

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02 Oct 2023

RSN speaks out for rural landline customers as switch to digital phones continues roll out

BT has announced the next phase in the rollout of its new home phone service, Digital Voice.  The programme is a move from analogue to digital landlines, which will see...

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11 Sep 2023

BT is supporting customers ‘every step of the way’ as it rolls out its new home phone service, Digital Voice

Landlines in the UK are going digital, and by 2026 calls will be made over a broadband line. As part of this industry-wide upgrade, BT is rolling out its new...

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11 Sep 2023

New report reveals broadband outages have doubled in last year

A new report from Uswitch, reveals that broadband outages have doubled in the last year. Sky News report that: “Uswitch’s report found 15% of people have been prevented from working...

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21 Aug 2023

Conference Spotlight: A full fibre future for all

Reliable, high-speed connectivity has never been more in demand as we become increasingly reliant on a broadband service that supports not only our work, but also our home lives. From...

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24 Jul 2023

Experts call for a “greater sense of urgency” around the digital roll-out in rural areas

Research by the Communications Consumer Panel found that many rural communities are still living without “reliable, robust digital connectivity”, which the panel believes should be “considered an essential utility for...

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10 Jul 2023

Project Gigabit slow in making progress in rural areas

The £5 billion Government commitment to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to every corner of the United Kingdom is starting to roll out to rural areas. Project Gigabit aims to deploy...

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26 Jun 2023

NFU survey results show rural areas still significantly behind national averages for broadband and mobile connectivity

This week the NFU published its latest survey results into broadband and mobile connectivity.  The report highlighted the lack of progress being made in both areas, with only 21% of...

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20 Jun 2023

Going Mobile: New report by Mobile UK reveals 21% of us only access internet through smartphone

A new report by Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), has highlighted the growing digital divide between urban and rural areas. ‘From Exclusion to...

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19 May 2023

One million cancel broadband as living costs rise

The BBC reports that up to one million people cancelled their broadband in the last year because of the high cost of living, a survey by Citizens Advice suggests. Citizens...

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