Rural Digital Connectivity
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
22 Jan 2024
Digital Disparity: A Closer Look at Rural Connectivity in England
The latest Connected Nations UK Report 2023 sheds light on the digital connectivity in the UK, revealing a stark contrast between urban and rural regions. The report shows a considerable...
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16 Jan 2024
Impact on Parking Meters
Picking up on a story released just before the Christmas break, the Local Government Association highlighted concerns over the future switch off of 2G and 3G mobile networks. The Local...
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08 Jan 2024
RSN Seminar Programme open!
It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of you attended an RSN seminar...
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18 Dec 2023
BT pauses some switches to Digital Voice for telecare customers
BT have announced that they are temporarily pausing all non-voluntary, managed migrations to a digital landline where there is any risk that the customer’s telecare service will not continue to...
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18 Dec 2023
Wifi affected by Christmas lights?
Research by USWITCH finds that 4 out of 5 Brits are unaware that their Christmas decorations could interrupt their broadband signal in the home and affect Wifi speed. Classic Christmas...
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11 Dec 2023
Rural Loneliness raised in Parliament
The Chair of the APPG for Rural Services, Derek Thomas MP, sponsored a Westminster Hall Debate on 5th December focusing on loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people. A...
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04 Dec 2023
Somerton & Frome MP reminds government of the real cost of the Rural Premium
The challenges facing rural areas have been repeatedly debated in Parliament this week. Alongside Chris Loder MP’s debate on funding for rural councils (read what happened here), Sarah Dyke MP...
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04 Dec 2023
Government says thousands of rural properties will have major broadband upgrade
The government has announced that thousands of people across rural parts of Oxfordshire and North East Staffordshire are set to benefit from new lightning-fast broadband. Around 10,000 homes and businesses...
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27 Nov 2023
Devon community team removes eyesore telegraph poles in AONB AND upgrades to superfast broadband
A community in Mortehoe in North Devon has pulled together to upgrade its broadband connection and improve its environment by removing telegraph poles. The project has taken 3 years to...
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27 Nov 2023
Vodafone UK’s Chief reaffirms commitment to rural communities
This month the head of Vodafone UK has written to the Business and Trade Committee to reaffirm the company’s commitment to the Shared Rural Network. In his letter to the...
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