Lancashire agrees broadband deal

Lancashire has become the first UK county to agree a deal to roll broadband out to rural areas. It will use some government money and has partnered with BT which will also be providing funding. The government wants to improve rural broadband and councils have been...

NextGenUs rural broadband firm runs out of cash

The rural broadband firm Next Genus has signalled that it is on the brink of collapse. On its blog, the company announced that it had failed to find any “viable sources of finance” and would soon cease operations. The company tried to bring high-speed net...

UK rural broadband plans move on

Homes in Devon, Somerset, Norfolk and Wiltshire will get super-fast broadband, the government has said. Making sure rural areas have fast net services is part of a wider drive to make the UK the best place for broadband by 2015. Each county will receive a portion of...

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