We need better broadband but the politicians can’t agree how to deliver it

Fiona Williams; Gorry Fairhurst

We need better broadband but the politicians can’t agree how to deliver it

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Abstract

Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection is now accepted as essential. So it’s no surprise that access to broadband and infrastructure investment are policies found in the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat manifestos (any mention of digital infrastructure is notably absent from the UKIP manifesto).

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 17 Apr 2015

Bibliographical note

Fiona Williams works on research supported by the award made by the RCUK Digital Economy Programme to the dot.rural Digital Economy Hub at the University of Aberdeen; award reference: EP/G066051/1. Views in the article do not represent those of the Research Councils.

Gorry Fairhurst receives works on research supported by the award made by the RCUK Digital Economy Programme to the dot.rural Digital Economy Hub at the University of Aberdeen; award reference: EP/G066051/1. Views in the article do not represent those of the Research Councils.

Keywords

Broadband
Digital divide
Rural development
UK elections 2015
Internet access

UN SDGs

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We need better broadband but the politicians can’t agree how to deliver it

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Bibliographical note

Keywords

UN SDGs

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