* Newstin.co.uk is for sale! * After achieving our strategic milestone, we are offering for sale: Newstin.co.uk and all 14 related domains featuring 1 million unique visitors per month + continuously updated news database of 37 million articles in 12 world languages from 166,000 global and weighted sources + 2.1 billion metadata * To seize this unique chance, contact invest@newstin.com. * Newstin.co.uk is for sale! *
Full Coverage

Rural areas take over digital lead

metro.co.uk
21-May-2008
        
Story Timeline:  142 days

59% of rural homes have broadband Fears of a 'digital divide' in Britain have been quashed by figures showing rural areas are now better connected to broadband than urban areas. Fifty-nine per cent of rural homes have broadband compared with 57 per cent of urban households, watchdog Ofcom said.... [read full story]                    

Add Comment
Latest article on this story:

UK rural broadband penetration overtakes urban

 onekit.com 24-May-2008
First article on this story:

Study: Rural broadband access is needed

 upi.com 21-May-2008
Selected publications with coverage of this story:
cnet.com vnunet.com news24.com cbronline.com pocket-lint.co.uk islandpulse.co.uk channel4.com cnet.co.uk scotsman.com paidcontent.co.uk onekit.com gcn.com
RELATED
Found 26 documents:

Rural Broadband Overtakes Urban

gizmodo.com
23-May-2008
        

Living in the country used to mean you got better air and a slower, healthier pace of life but, the price was that you had to sacrifice some technological creature comforts along the way. Not anymore. Telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has just revealed that rural areas of the UK are better connected to...

Rural businesses still suffering after "unrealistic" broadband report

daelnet.co.uk
23-May-2008
        

CLAIMS in an OFCOM report that the broadband divide between rural and urban areas has disappeared shows little appreciation of reality – that is the verdict of countryside campaign group the CLA. In a significant number of rural areas, ADSL broadband access is simply not available The report...

Broadband Blighty gets a rural flavour

cnet.co.uk
23-May-2008
        

More households in rural areas of the UK have high speed Internet access compared with those in urban areas, a new Ofcom report has revealed, allaying fears of a digital divide ... Broadband Britain is flying a tweed flag: fat pipe penetration in rural areas has...

UK rural broadband penetration overtakes urban

cnet.com
23-May-2008
        

Fat-pipe penetration in rural areas has outstripped that of urban areas for the first time, according to an Ofcom report. Across the UK as a whole, the statistics show there is a greater proportion of households with high-speed internet access in the countryside than in built-up areas: 59 percent...

Rural Broadband Users Exceed Urban Counterparts.

islandpulse.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

Vincent Woods reports: Rural areas of the UK are better connected to broadband than their urban neighbours. A new Ofcom report shows that, for the first time, there is a greater proportion of households with broadband in the rural parts of the UK’s nations and regions than there are in urban...

                   

The Big Question: Is broadband narrowing the gap between town and country?

independent.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

Why are we asking this now? Three-quarters of the rural internet users surveyed by Ofcom said that they used it for commercial transactions, not just to gather information. In 2006, 86 per cent of UK households had land lines. This is particularly true in Belfast, where 23 per cent of households...

ispreview.co.uk: UK Broadband Take-up Trends - Urban vs Rural ispreview.co.uk

Rural Broadband Households Overtake Urban Dwellings

ispreview.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

Ofcom has revealed that 59% of households in rural areas now have broadband compared to 57% of urban areas, suggesting that rural locations are finally better connected than their urban neighbours. Broken down the figures look like this: Overall, broadband is in 57% of UK households, which is up...

Watchdog report ends 'digital divide' fears

independent.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

Rural areas of the UK are better connected to broadband than urban areas for the first time, according to a report out today. New figures show 59 per cent of rural households how have broadband compared with 57 per cent of homes in urban areas, Ofcom said. The gap is the same in Northern Ireland,...

Is the digital divide shrinking?

bbc.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

Rural households are more likely to have broadband connection than urban residents, according to a study by Ofcom. Is the digital divide narrowing between town and country? The report says that 59% of rural households now have broadband, compared to 57% of urban homes. In urban areas, Sunderland...

Broadband highest in rural areas

channel4.com
22-May-2008
        

Last Modified: 22 May 2008 By: Channel 4 News Rural areas of the UK are better connected to broadband than urban areas for the first time, according to a report out today. Overall broadband is now in 57 per cent of UK households, up from 45 per cent a year ago. New figures show 59 per cent of...

1 2 3 next