broadband
08 May 2014
Council’s bold ambition for broadband
COUNCILLORS in West Oxfordshire hope to deliver high-speed broadband to all rural residents and local businesses. The district council has agreed to back an independent service provider in a bid...
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10 Mar 2014
Slow broadband ‘hinders rural education’
POOR broadband speeds are restricting the education of children in rural communities, reveals a study. One in five families who rely on the internet for children’s schoolwork are let down...
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06 Mar 2014
Superfast broadband for smallest county
MORE homes and businesses in rural Rutland could benefit from superfast broadband following an an extra £180,000 of government funding. The Digital Rutland broadband project has already made 24Mbps+ broadband...
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03 Mar 2014
£250m rural broadband boost
REMOTE rural locations are among those to benefit most from extra broadband funding, says the government. An extra £250m of government money for superfast broadband will help business start-ups and...
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03 Feb 2014
Faster broadband for ‘deep rural’ areas
SMALL villages and “deep rural” areas will get high-speed fibre optic broadband in Devon and Somerset this summer. Some 70,000 homes and businesses will have access to the technology by...
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27 Jan 2014
Progress on broadband in Lancashire
TEN rural communities will get faster broadband thanks to a multi-million pound project in Lancashire. Rapid progress of the Superfast Lancashire project means 52% of the county can now get...
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05 Jan 2014
Faster broadband tops rural wishlist
BETTER broadband is top of the rural agenda for 2014, with campaigners saying too many communities are still languishing on slow connections. The government says delivery of so-called superfast broadband...
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02 Dec 2013
Broadband provider extends coverage
A RURAL wireless broadband supplier is marking its second anniversary with a ten-fold extension in its coverage. More homes and businesses than ever before are now benefiting from the wireless...
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22 Nov 2013
Rural broadband worth £4.6bn – report
Faster broadband speeds will boost the rural economy by £4.6bn a year, reveals a government-commissioned report. For every £1 the government is investing in broadband, the UK economy will benefit...
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28 Sep 2013
Rural groups call for broadband review
CAMPAIGNERS have called for a government review after MPs branded its superfast rural broadband rollout a shambles. The Countryside Alliance said rural communities and businesses would suffer unless the government’s...
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