Broadband

More than 300,000 homes and businesses to benefit as Labour seeks to bridge digital divide

A NFU survey found three quarters of farming members reported 'some level of unreliable mobile signal' on their farms

Farmers have raised concerns as 3G networks are turned off and ahead of landlines being switched off in 2025, with phones instead using the internet to make calls

A survey by the NFU shows 1 in 20 farmers do not have reliable outdoor mobile signal on the farm at all.

Rural groups have reacted with frustration following news that the Government has fallen behind on its promise to roll out superfast broadband to hard-to-reach areas

Government has been called to invest in rural communities to kick-start the economy and protect the countryside.