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MPs Say BDUK Has Given BT A Rural Broadband Monopoly
Public Accounts Committee say DCMS and BT must be more transparent and publish detailed BDUK mapping
DCMS Invites Bids For £10m Rural Broadband Trial
Bids for rural broadband trial are invited by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Slow Rural Broadband Affecting Education, Says Survey
Rural broadband gives urban children an advantage in education says new report
MPs Want To Withhold Rural Broadband Cash Until BT Is More Transparent
Public Accounts Committee says BT should be more transparent about BDUK costs, after the operator won all the contracts under the BDUK programme
England To Get £184m Share Of Latest UK Broadband Funds
The government announces how it will divide the funds announced last year
First BDUK Fibre Cabinets Go Live In Warwickshire And Northamptonshire
Two BDUK projects reveal the locations of the first government-funded fibre cabinets
70,000 Properties In Devon And Somerset To Receive BDUK Fibre By Summer
BDUK rollout in the West Country to reach more homes and businesses even quicker
Government-Funded Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 300,000 Premises
DCMS says rollout is now likely to have reached more than 300,000 homes and businesses
Open Source Mobile Networks Could Solve Rural ‘Not-Spots’
Lime Microsystems says its transceiver technology can make it cheaper for rural communities to get 3G and 4G
Government Appoints New BDUK Chief And Details £10m Rural Broadband Trial
Government will open £10m fund for trial of alternative broadband technologies on 17 March
Government Announces £10m Rural Broadband Trial
The government looks towards mobile to increase superfast broadband coverage
Rural Broadband Questions, As Two Altnet Schemes Lose Council Support
Support for alternative rural broadband projects has been dropped by two English councils, raising more concerns
BT Openreach CEO ‘Frustrated’ At Constant BDUK Criticism
Openreach CEO Liv Garfield says BDUK is on track and suggests it could use more government funding
Superfast Cornwall Reaches 82 Percent Fibre Coverage
Cornwall becomes the best connected rural region in Europe as better connections save and create jobs in the county
EE Calls For Government Action As 4G Launches In Rural Cumbria
EE CEO Olaf Swantee wants the government to do more to encourage the deployment of 4G in rural areas
Superfast Broadband Now Available For Three Out Of Four Homes
Ofcom claims 73 percent of the UK now has access to superfast broadband, but countryside campaigners feel left out
EE 4G Outlines New Tariffs And Rural Broadband Plans
EE wants to make 4G more accessible with new price plans and LTE-enabled broadband for rural areas
Mobile Operators To Attend Government 4G Meeting
DCMS looks to 4G to bring superfast broadband to rural areas not covered by BDUK
Berkshire And BT Sign £8m BDUK Broadband Deal
Around 18.000 premises are set to benefit from BDUK cash
Ofcom Announces Participants For Major White Space Trial
Microsoft, Google and BT among those to lend support to Europe's first major white space pilot
The Only Way Is Essex Broadband: BT Agrees £24.6m BDUK Deal
Rural Essex was well jel of towns and cities' fast fibre, till BT won BDUK cash
BT Agrees £20m Worcestershire BDUK Partnership
More BDUK funding is dished out to Worcestershire
BT Signs £25m Oxfordshire BDUK Deal
The south east's most rural county to get BDUK funding
First Areas To Benefit From £150m Government Rural Mobile Coverage Plan Revealed
First areas to receive improved mobile coverage will go live later this year
Government Auditors Slam Rural Broadband Deployment
The rollout of superfast broadband into rural areas has been slammed by government auditors
Google Gains Approval For White Space Broadband
Google has received FCC approval to progress plans for white space broadband in the United States
English Councils Receive Just £3m In BDUK Funding To Date
Countryside Alliance says only two councils have received BDUK funding so far ahead of potential project overhaul
BT Agrees £18.6m Buckinghamshire And Hertfordshire BDUK Deal
BT wins more BDUK funding in latest rural broadband deal
National Audit Office Exposes Problems With BDUK Rural Broadband
A July report will question whether the rural broadband roll-out scheme provides value for money