broadband
05 Dec 2022
£100 million plan to connect thousands of rural premises in Cumbria
The News and Star reports that around 60,000 premises in the county will be connected to the fastest broadband on the market after Belfast-based supplier Fibrus signed the biggest contract...
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07 Nov 2022
Revving up broadband in rural Shropshire
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Their mission is to provide the...
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31 Oct 2022
Free broadband for village halls available
Airband is a provider of rural broadband services and this year is working closely with the Rural Services Network to sponsor their popular seminar programme. Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent...
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31 Oct 2022
Rural-urban broadband connectivity gap persists in UK
Computer Weekly report on the persisting connectivity gap across the UK In its recently published Connected Nations autumn update, Ofcom found an increase in the number of UK households able...
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05 Sep 2022
The UK’s £5B Project Gigabit gives out first contract to connect rural areas
Tech Crunch reports that the first major subsidy contract under the UK government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit scheme has officially been awarded, with Wessex Internet securing £6 million to connect...
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30 Aug 2022
Campaign to Protect Terrestrial TV & Radio for Rural Areas
Press Release from Arqiva about 2040+ campaign: Broadcast TV and radio – content delivered through an aerial into people’s homes – is part of the fabric of our national life....
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30 Aug 2022
Ten year project to bring broadband to North Yorkshire cited as key to securing future of communities
North Yorkshire leaders are celebrating the completion of the final phase of a multi million pound scheme with Openreach, to enhance broadband speed across rural areas Since work began on...
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29 Aug 2022
Evidence on rural enterprise to be presented at national conference – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
An analysis of rural enterprise in regions of England is to be put forward at the RSN’s National Rural Conference 2022. Conference supporter the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise...
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29 Aug 2022
Our mission is to provide the best rural broadband – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas Airband’s primary mission is to ensure...
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29 Aug 2022
Broadcast is an enormously valued national asset for rural communities – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
Broadcast TV and radio – content delivered through an aerial into people’s homes – is part of the fabric of our national life. Watching and listening to our favourite shows...
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