Computer Club & B4RN Customers Play Key Part In Internet Research

August 14th, 2020
Author: Mark Gray
Posted In: Latest news

B4RN volunteers, customers and the Computer Club have all helped with government research on the importance of high-speed internet.

BDUK analyst Marion Lean and dialectographer Mitch Miller visited the volunteer-led Computer Club as well as a farm in Roeburndale and the village of Barbon.

The need for the internet is already nearly universally understood, but this work led to a report (you can read it in full by clicking here) about the benefits of gigabit-capable broadband.

Meanwhile, a dialectogram – a hand-drawn doodle-like illustration encapsulating the research – was also produced. You can see that by clicking here – it is best viewed by zooming in a scrolling / panning about the page.

All Articles

Gavin And Belinda Second Nature Smallban

Stories from out in the field from our very happy customers

One residential customer in Over Kellet used to know whether it was worth firing up her computer by looking out of her front window to see what the weather was doing with her telephone line.