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The Rural Services Network (RSN) is thrilled to announce the National Rural Conference 2024, taking place from 16th to 19th September. This virtual event, accessible via Zoom, is the premier gathering for senior officers, members, policymakers, and rural service professionals.
Further information and booking details can be found here
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To find out more about the speakers click on the following links:
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-team/kerry-booth/
Cristina Luna-Esteban, Policy Director, OFCOM
https://www.iicom.org/profile/cristina-luna-esteban/
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Lawrence Palk, Director of B2B Sales & GTM Strategy, Wildanet
https://wildanet.com/about-wildanet
Belinda Fawcett, General Counsel & Director of Property & Estates, Cornerstone
https://www.cornerstone.network/belinda-fawcett
https://www.cornerstone.network/
RSN Winning the Rural Vote Campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-vote
RSN Rural Digital Connectivity Chapter
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-digital-connectivity-chapter.pdf
LGA report on digital switchover business case
https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/cyber-digital-and-technology/digital-switchover/digital-phone-switchover/digital
Shared Rural Network transforming mobile coverage countrywide
https://srn.org.uk/
Project Gigabit
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-uk-gigabit-programme
National Data Bank
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/databank/
Connectivity Guide
https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/data-poverty-lab/supporting-people-with-data-connectivity-broadband-and-mobile-data/
House of Commons Library
The withdrawal of landlines and switch to digital calls
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9471/
OFCOM
Guidance on power cuts
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/access-emergency-organisations-power-cut
OFCOM
The future of fixed telephone services
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/telecoms-competition-regulation/future-fixed-telephone-services
OFCOM Consultation on resilience guidance closes Friday 1 March 2024
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/resilience-guidance
Wildanet
Connecting Devon – Demonstrating the value of improved connectivity
https://wildanet.com/media/3bjpymh1/curia-report-devon-2023.pdf
The case for Local Authority Digital Champions
https://www.mobileuk.org/digital-champions
RSN 2024 seminar programme
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/meetings/online-seminars/2024/programme.pdf
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