Rural-broadband Campaigners Sell Out In The City
News Next week's Rural and Regional Broadband Conference could play an important role in shaping the roadmap of Broadband Britain in the months and years ahead. The Rural and Regional Broadband Conference will see contributions from the Department of...
[July 4, 2003, 14:38]
Agenda Set For Rural Broadband Push
News The Rural and Regional Broadband Conference will take place in London on 9 July. A full copy of the agenda for the Rural and Regional Broadband conference can be seen by clicking here. The conference will provide a particular focus upon wireless as...
[June 6, 2003, 15:20]
Help Sought As Campaigners Push The Rural Agenda
News The Access To Broadband Campaign (ABC) will hold the Rural and Regional Broadband Conference in London on 9 July. ZDNet UK will be reporting from The Wireless LAN Event next week, including any further details of ABC's Rural and Regional Broadband...
[May 16, 2003, 15:05]
Broadband Supremo Calls For Grass-roots Revolution
News Speaking at the Rural and Regional Broadband conference in London on Wednesday, Keith Todd warned that a pro-active approach was needed to close the broadband divide. Community wireless networking is a major focus of the Rural and Regional...
[July 9, 2003, 15:36]
MPs: Government Must Subsidise Rural Broadband
News Last week's Rural and Regional Broadband conference heard that wireless technologies offer the best hope of closing the broadband divide, but that backhaul -- the cost of connecting a local network to the Internet -- is still a major cost.
[July 15, 2003, 11:48]
Public Sector Spending To Boost Rural Broadband
News Opening the Broadband Britain Conference in London on Wednesday, Timms said he was confident that the new policy would help those people who still cannot get access to affordable broadband. According to the DTI, these advisors will attempt to use...
[June 26, 2002, 17:04]
BT Defines The Broadband Divide
News This week's Rural and Regional Broadband conference heard evidence that wireless is the best technology for remote areas where ADSL and cable broadband aren't economically viable. This was clearly acknowledged at yesterday's ABC event, where...
[July 10, 2003, 13:45]
E-commerce Minister 'neglecting IT For Energy'
News The issue came to a head when Timms found himself forced to choose between attending a major Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) conference this week and visiting renewable energy projects in the north of England.
[October 28, 2003, 16:20]
BT Plans Universal Broadband Coverage
News However, Pierre Danon, BT Retail's chief executive, speaking at the Broadband Edge Conference in Cornwall on Thursday, said the 100 percent target could only be achieved with funding from regional development agencies.
[February 5, 2004, 16:55]
Government Subsidies 'would Harm Broadband Britain'
News Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), joined Drake in using last month's TMA2002 conference to call for more action on broadband. He urged government, industry and regional bodies to address the issue of broadband coverage...
[November 15, 2002, 15:10]
E-Envoy Sees Chancellor As Broadband Obstacle
News Attending the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Pinder said that Brown was unconvinced of the benefits of broadband, given its disappointing take-up to date. Pinder's comments suggest that the government is...
[November 6, 2001, 14:14]
