Rural broadband

Lancashire County to get 30Mbps broadband by 2014

Superfast broadband with download speed of up to 30Mbps will reach 97% of Lancashire County by 2014, thanks to a multi-million fibre broadband project to be sponsored by the BDUK, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Lancashire County Council. more »

Rural communities to submit superfast broadband plans before March 2012

Local authorities which require public funds for superfast broadband rollouts have been asked by government to submit their plans before March 2012. more »

Rural Broadband users unable to get Social Media benefits, says CLA

Rural homes and businesses are just frustrated because they are not able to benefit from social media technlogies like Twitter and FaceBook more »

Rural Broadband Digital Divide affecting Businesses : CLA

Welsh Government should launch super fast broadband pilots without delays, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has insisted. more »

Wales Broadband Scheme to benefit more rural communities

The Broadband Support Scheme for the residents in rural Wales will be extended to more users, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has announced. more »

Suffolk to get high speed broadband

Suffolk County Council will invest £10 million on superfast broadband projects across the county. more »