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Hill farmers to get £20m for rural broadband

...British hill farmers will get money to set up community broadband networks, after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs unveiled... Read more

11 March, 2011 by David Meyer
Fujitsu's fibre fund needs community input

Fujitsu's fibre fund needs community input

...s millions earmarked for rural fibre will not be enough without local community broadband initiatives, says Malcolm Corbett Read more

19 April, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett

BT racks up another 114 exchanges for fibre broadband

...these comments could apply either to BT's big rivals or to community broadband schemes. She said it was a reference to "any company that... Read more

14 September, 2011 by David Meyer

UK broadband speed climbs 22 percent

The uptake of fibre-based broadband packages is increasing in the UK, contributing to a rise in the overall speed of connections, but the issue the rural-urban divide remains Read more

2 February, 2012 by Ben Woods
Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

...on with it, rather than insisting everyone follows the same model. The Community Broadband Fund is an opportunity to support innovation, but is woefully small... Read more

3 December, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett

Fujitsu plans massive rural fibre-to-the-home network

...BT's street cabinets and will "actively support the involvement of local community broadband groups, enabling dynamic and flexible solutions in rural communities for the... Read more

13 April, 2011 by David Meyer
Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

...role, assuming their use is allowed. Last year, research conducted by the Community Broadband Network for the North West Development Agency showed public-sector networks... Read more

13 August, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett

ISPs ask government to protect them from 'policing' role

The government must defend the status of ISPs as 'mere conduits' for the content on their networks or face the stifling of innovation and free speech, a trade group has warned Read more

22 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Superfast broadband: England gets £295m to fund fibre rollouts

...used to help fund additional broadband-related projects, such as the Rural Community Broadband Fund set up by Defra to help expand broadband rollouts in... Read more

16 August, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Superfast broadband: More rural funds detailed

Devon and Somerset, Norfolk and Wiltshire to get a share of £530m... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

School sets up free Wi-Fi broadband for pupils

...get free wireless broadband access in their homes as part of school community broadband project. Communications specialist Pennine Telecom said on Monday that it has... Read more

23 February, 2010 by Richard Thurston
Lifeboat crew digs its own fibre broadband

Lifeboat crew digs its own fibre broadband

...station with its radio-based broadband. The firm, which has handled several community broadband projects, got together with its suppliers and provided the necessary materials... Read more

18 August, 2009 by David Meyer

Norfolk community broadband suffers from BT delays

...wireless network in the area. BT has admitted that the West Norfolk Community Broadband (WNCB) project has not received these high-speed backhaul connections, which... Read more

5 January, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Ntl to spread broadband across Cambridgeshire

...announced on Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a community broadband network that will bring high-speed Internet access to government buildings... Read more

24 September, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Happy ending to rural broadband fiasco

...that brought BT's integrity into question. Wireless broadband provider West Norfolk Community Broadband (WNCB) learned earlier this week that the two backhaul connections that... Read more

14 January, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

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