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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee's recent publication has raised serious concerns about the UK's ability to meet its 2025 target of extending 4G coverage to 95% of the country. This alarming development is particularly troubling for...
The latest Connected Nations UK Report 2023 sheds light on the digital connectivity in the UK, revealing a stark contrast between urban and rural regions. The report shows a considerable gap in indoor 4G coverage. In some rural parts...
The challenges associated with having poor mobile phone reception are all too familiar to many of those living in rural areas. Mobile technology and connectivity have become a necessity no matter where you live. The ability to quickly access information,...
Writing for Politics Home, Selaine Saxby MP, Conservative MP for North Devon, argues that digital connectivity should be at the forefront of the levelling up agenda for rural areas, which despite improvement, still lags behind urban areas Saxby argues...
Research suggests that local authorities that have prioritised digital connectivity and appointed Digital Champions, have had significant success in speeding up rollout and improving relationships with telecommunications companies. Mobile UK, the trade association for the UK’s mobile network...
ISPreview reports that the Government has confirmed their intention to introduce a series of changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure, which aims to help extend 5G and 4G coverage in rural areas of England This includes...
Computer Weekly reports UK mobile operator EE plans to upgrade its 4G infrastructure in more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the UK Government’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative to extend coverage in rural areas EE...
Virgin Media has announced a £448m investment to boost its 4G and 5G network areas, with a focus on rural and tourist hotspots, according to telecom publisher 5G Radar This is due to the rapid increase in staycations around...
People in rural Scotland, Wales and the North East of England will enjoy huge improvements in their mobile coverage thanks to the Shared Rural Network, a £1 billion mobile connectivity programme agreed between the country’s main mobile operators and the...
Telecommunication publications including Light Reading and Advanced Television report on news that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has published encouraging forecasts on how much it thinks rural 4G coverage will improve following completion of the Shared Rural Network...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
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