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.
14 Sep 2020
Lack of infrastructure locks young out of rural areas
Farmers Guardian reports that an ’ecosystem of disadvantage’ is severely affecting young peoples’ ability to live and work rurally, according to a report from the Rural Youth Project (RYP) The...
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07 Sep 2020
Government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans
i News reports this week that rural communities will receive a boost to mobile phone coverage next year as radio waves previously used for TV signals have been made available...
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01 Sep 2020
Hampshire County Council adds £1million to rural broadband scheme
Hampshire County Council is investing £1 million to step up its drive to get high-speed broadband out to the most rural parts of the county The funding will ‘top-up’ the...
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17 Aug 2020
MPs write to watchdog over BBC cuts to regional news services
Outlets including the Northern Echo and the Helensburgh Advertiser cover news that Damian Collins MP (Con) and 22 other MPs have written to Ofcom about cuts the BBC is making...
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10 Aug 2020
Rural towns and villages are missing out on superfast broadband
Minister for Digital Infrastructure Matt Warman MP (Con) writes in The Telegraph that 500,000 homes and businesses now have access to gigabit-capable broadband as part of the Government’s £1 billion...
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03 Aug 2020
Millions of rural homes in UK to get next-generation full-fibre broadband
The Guardian has reported that Openreach has announced plans to deliver gigabit-ready broadband to another 3.2 million rural homes and businesses across the country The move is a further push...
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27 Jul 2020
UK unveils new laws to spot rural broadband blackspots
The Telegraph reports that the Government has said that families living in remote areas of Britain should receive faster internet at the same time as those in cities, via the...
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20 Jul 2020
RSN Launch National Rural Conference
The RSN is launching it’s Annual National Rural Conference and is open for bookings! We are unable to hold our usual conference in Cheltenham and so are moving events online...
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20 Jul 2020
Rural schools benefit from upgraded internet
The Northern Echo reports that rural primary schools across the North Yorkshire are set to receive a boost to their internet speeds High-speed connectivity provider NYnet is working to deliver...
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06 Jul 2020
Rural broadband and mobile phone coverage boost ahead of ‘staycation summer’
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...
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