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Regional NewsShowing the 10 most recent of 33. Show all. One of the many stories of frustration experience by people unable to access a good broadband connection comes from Ted Lester, a resident of Wray Village in Lancashire, who was horrified to learn that his children had been given detention because they... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [2 November 2011] The CLA is hoping to hear from people in rural areas who are unable to access a fast affordable, broadband connection. The aim is to collate evidence and publish on the internet during “Can’t Get Online week”, the CLA’s alternative to the national “Get... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [25 October 2011] The CLA in the North is asking to hear from rural residents struggling to get online due to a poor internet connection. To mark national Get Online Week between 30 October and 6 November, the Association has teamed up with IT and social media expert,... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [23 September 2011] The CLA has welcomed the latest phase of BT’s super-fast fibre optic broadband programme but said it could still leave the “final third” of the UK without a decent infrastructure.The Association said although the investment is appreciated, rural areas... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [14 September 2011] Don’t let facts become a casualty of the information age, says CLAThe CLA in the North says that a recently overheard conversation when someone asked for advice and was given a completely misleading answer, combined with the increasing use of websites and social networking to glean information, should underline the... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [1 September 2011] The CLA in the North has welcomed today’s announcement by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of a £363 million fund that will go some way towards providing everyone in rural areas with fast, affordable broadband. The Association, which acknowledges the... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [16 August 2011] The CLA in the North has praised an initiative at Wray village in rural Lancashire as a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of communities working together as well as the potential of superfast broadband. A cricket match to be held on Easter... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [15 April 2011] The CLA has welcomed the Government announcement on the roll-out of community broadband, but is calling for empty property relief from business rates to be extended indefinitely to premises where adequate broadband is not available. The Association... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [6 December 2010] The CLA today warned that British Telecom’s (BT) nationwide competition to get communities to register for fibre-optic broadband access fails to meet the needs of areas that are unable to receive first generation, let alone next generation, broadband... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [19 October 2010] At the start of “Get Online Week” the CLA says that businesses and communities in rural areas without an adequate broadband service continue to be digitally disadvantaged. Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North, said: “One in five people in rural... [In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [18 October 2010] |
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