States move to expand broadband access

gcn.com     May 22, 2008            

Despite the potential economic and social benefits of broadband network access, there remains a digital divide between urban and rural communities in the availability of high-speed networks, and state governments are taking a variety of approaches to address the problem, according to a report by... [read full story]                    

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Demand for broadband higher in rural areas

thinkbroadband.com     May 22, 2008          

Thursday 22 May 2008 11:56:31 by Andrew Ferguson The demand for broadband in rural areas will be of little surprise to people living in these regions, or those who get contacted asking for information on how they can get broadband. Ofcom has published its analysis of the communications markets...                    

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Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation

silicon.com     May 23, 2008          

Broadband equality not there yet... Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas', it proclaims. The same upbeat tone runs...                    

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Digital Britain Report Results

digitaltrends.com     May 23, 2008          

A new report from government communications agency Ofcom has throw up some interesting details about digital life in Britain, not least the fact that there are now more rural households with broadband connections than urban households (59% v. 57%) – the first time that’s happened. Ofcom chief...                    

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Rural UK beats urban counterpart in broadband connectivity

cbronline.com     May 23, 2008          

People in the rural areas of the UK have surpassed their urban counterparts in the use of broadband, with 59% of households in rural areas now having connections compared to 57% in urban areas, Ofcom's third Communications Market Report: Nations and Regions has revealed.                    

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Rural Britain boasts best broadband

theinquirer.net     May 23, 2008          

Silvie Barak the Inquirer, Friday 23 May 2008. 14:40:00 Town and out FOR THOSE LIVING IN Britain's countryside, the word " bumpkin" no longer applies. Try "broadband" instead. Or so says communications outfit, Ofcom, which just released a report claiming that rural fat-pipe penetration is higher...                    

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Is Broadband Narrowing the Gap Between Town and Country?

redorbit.com     May 23, 2008          

By ANDY MCSMITH The big question Why are we asking this now? If Laurie Lee were alive today and writing about life in rural Gloucestershire, he might want to call his novel Cyber with Rosie, to judge from the Communications Market Report of the media regulator Ofcom.                    

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UK rural broadband penetration overtakes urban

onekit.com     May 24, 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...                    

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