Countryside overtakes urban areas in broadband uptake
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by
Colin Crummy
on 22 May 2008
at 11:26
Tags: New Media, Online
Rural Britain has overtaken urban areas in terms of broadband internet connections for the first time, according to a survey by media watchdog Ofcom.
The number of homes with high-speed connections increased to 59 per cent in rural areas compared to 57 per cent in urban areas.
Ofcom said the findings signalled the end of fears of a “digital divide” between the countryside and urban areas.
