North Lancashire Residents Make Broadband History
More than 100 North Lancashire residents gathered in a field near Jubilee Tower at Quernmore on Saturday to make internet history. They were all members of the B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) project, a community-led company which is about to install some of the fastest internet connections in the world into homes and businesses in the area. This is being made possible by the residents themselves who are not only investing in the company and paying for fibre cables to be connected to their premises, but are getting out their shovels and digging the trenches the cables will be laid in....
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B4RN has many supporters, and some have kindly written letters, emails, tweets or sent us short videos. Below are a selection. If you would like to send one please do! “The Countryside Alliance welcomes the launch of B4RN. We all know how important a fast and reliable broadband connection is in rural areas and community initiatives such as B4RN will ensure they are not left behind economically or socially. We wish them the best of luck for the future and will be doing all we can to promote this exciting...
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