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04.05.2021
Trade publication IT Pro reports on claims from mobile operator, Three, that the Government is continuing to ignore business use cases across rural and remote areas when rolling out network infrastructure The report claims that Westminster needs to re-evaluate...
26.04.2021
The Government has outlined plans to wipe out mobile signal blindspots in rural areas and the road network, as part of reforms to improve connectivity and speed rollout of 5G technology, as reported in trade magazine Mobile World Live ...
29.03.2021
Dr. Nermin Mohamed, Head of Telecommunications Solutions at Wind River writes in Telecoms this week that despite efforts to improve rural connectivity provision for those living outside of cities, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the work still needed to ‘balance...
01.03.2021
Mobile network operator, EE is upgrading 4G in more than 500 areas in 2021 as part of the Shared Rural Network initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK SRN is a programme between the UK’s four...
22.02.2021
In late 2019 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced the funding of seven Rural Connected Communities initiatives under the £200million 5G Testbed and Trials programme Mobile Access North Yorkshire (MANY) was one of the...
22.02.2021
PA Media has covered the results of a new report suggesting that extra pressure on broadband connections is forcing people to resort to using mobile phones to stay online during lockdown More than a third of people (36 per...
15.02.2021
Computer Weekly has reported on predictions that the first phase of the new £1 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) could increase the turnover for rural businesses by £187.7 million per annum The first phase of the project will see...
15.02.2021
Following extensive research with UK key target public sectors, Mobile UK have found that while only a very small minority are against 5G, a significant number of those surveyed were unclear whether 5G does or does not pose a health...
01.02.2021
Publications including Mobile Europe and Computer Weekly report that three mobile network operators have unveiled plans to build more than 200 new mobile masts to improve 4G phone signal in rural areas As part of the Government’s Shared Rural...
06.07.2020
The Daily Mail reports that O2 is working to eradicate mobile signal rural 'not-spots' by extending 4G coverage in 91,000 areas across the UK - including 400 tourist destinations O2 says it wanted to ensure people would have adequate...
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Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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