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Over 200 Farm, Food and Rural Groups Support Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills
2019-05-22 21:36:13| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 22, 2019 Washington, D.C. Today, a broad-based coalition of 219 farm, food, rural, faith and consumer advocacy organizations delivered a letter to Congress endorsing food and agribusiness merger moratorium bills introduced by Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI). The Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust […]
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UK govt launches 200m fibre scheme to dramatically boost connectivity in rural Britain
2019-05-22 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a £200 million programme to deliver fibre to the home (FTTH) connectivity to some of the UK's hardest to reach rural communities. The Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) scheme is intended to bring next generation…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Can we really expect telcos to foot the bill for boosting rural connectivity?
2019-05-17 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Earlier this week, the UK's mobile network operators (MNOs) announced that they had agreed an alternative deal with the UK government to boost rural connectivity and eliminate Britain's notorious connectivity notspots. Yes, just 72 hours after I published last week's Friday Review calling for the UK's MNOs to get their act together on rural connectivity, the announcement came that a solution had been reached. Who ever would have guessed that our #BringingBritainTogether campaign would make such a quick impact! On a serious note, the announcement reiterated something that we already knew – that UK telcos can't afford to deliver on the government's current plans…read more on TotalTele.com »
UK mobile networks agree to share masts in rural areas
2019-05-13 11:16:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The CEOs of the UK's four mobile network operators - O2 (Telefonica), Vodafone, EE and 3 UK - have agreed to establish a new company to help improve 4G coverage in rural areas, reports the Financial Times.
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Irish govt appoints preferred bidder for rural National Broadband Plan
2019-05-08 10:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Irish government has appointed a preferred bidder for the National Broadband Plan (NBP), which aims to bring high-speed broadband to 1.1 million people across rural Ireland. The long-awaited decision follows several years of discussion and all but one candidate withdrawing from the tender.
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