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A digitally connected countryside
18.01.2021
Technology website, Digit, has reported this week that the plan to connect all the UK’s premises to superfast internet by 2025 has been scaled back, with critics saying even this target is unlikely to be met The parliamentary spending...
18.01.2021
Telecommunications news website Light Reading has reported that Ofcom has approved Elon Musk's Starlink broadband satellite network for a licence to install user terminals in Britain Starlink, which consists of a Wi-Fi router and a small satellite dish, will...
11.01.2021
Newspapers, including The Times, the Financial Times and The Guardian, have reported that rural areas could be locked out of having cutting-edge gigabit broadband for years because of a litany of Government failures, MPs have concluded In a report...
04.01.2021
The Gigabit Take Up Advisory Group has issued an Interim Report which, following a call for evidence, identifies factors that may inhibit consumers and businesses from adopting gigabit-capable broadband This is not about the infrastructure for gigabit capable broadband...
04.01.2021
LocalGov.co.uk has reported that seven councils are set to receive funding from the Local Government Association (LGA) as part of a programme to help boost digital connectivity The LGA’s Digital Connectivity Programme provides funding to help councils better meet...
21.12.2020
The Financial Times and Guardian have reported that BT Openreach is creating 5,300 new roles next year as it speeds up broadband upgrades, driven by the rush to upgrade broadband networks to full-fibre lines and wireless networks to 5G ...
14.12.2020
In our analysis of the Spending Review 2020 through a Rural Lens (referred to in last week’s Bulletin and availa ble here ) we reported on the Spending Review decision regarding the roll out of gigabit capable broadband. ...
07.12.2020
News outlets including Farming UK and the Wiltshire Times report on widespread calls for better internet coverage across rural areas Danny Kruger MP (Con) spoke in a digital infrastructure, connectivity and accessibility debate this week in Parliament on how...
30.11.2020
Local newspaper Cumbria Crack has reported that rural communities are being urged to take advantage of voucher funding from the Digital Borderlands scheme, to help them secure faster and more reliable internet connections Vouchers are currently available across rural...
23.11.2020
News outlets including the BBC and telecommunications company Ericsson’s blog, have reported that despite the fact that improving digital connectivity in rural areas would be ‘a lifeline for isolated communities’, fast broadband is still very inaccessible in these areas ...
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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.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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