Rural Broadband is increasingly in the news these days and there have been several features on TV recently. The BBC Sunday Politics Show, broadcast on 24th June 2012 had a lengthy item followed by a studio debate featuring Andrew Fleck from neighbouring project, Fibre GarDen Broadband.
The report featured shots from B4RN fibre digging too and also the “Rich Internet Shoppers” sound bite from Hyndburn Labour MP, Graham Jones. Anything that raises the profile of rural Broadband has to be a good thing.
If you missed it then you can see it again here.
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Over the last several decades the service sector has experienced the most employment growth in the United States. This sector is especially conducive for Broadband applications. Services makes up roughly 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is ripe with opportunities for rural Americans that have access to Broadband Internet connections.
Broadband has been a huge success in the UK, with half of all UK homes now with access to a connection.