The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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BT Adds 17 Rural Locations to Northern Ireland FTTP Rollout

The ISP Review reports that BT Openreach has today named a further 17 new rural towns and villages across Northern Ireland that, over the next 18 months, will benefit from a local investment of £130m to help expand the reach of their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network

This action is part of their wider £15bn investment to reach 25 million homes and businesses by December 2026 (80% of the UK), which includes 6.2 million premises in rural or semi-rural areas.

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The ISP Review - Openreach Adds 17 Rural Locations to N.Ireland FTTP Rollout