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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 518343" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p>According to a new report by Ofcom, rural areas in the UK are more likely to have a broadband connection than those living in urban areas. This study comes just a year after <a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/31/224449/ofcom-widens-wireless-rural-broadband.htm" target="_blank">Ofcom announced a legislation</a> to widen wireless broadband use to more rural areas and it is the first time rural areas have outstripped their urban counterparts.</p><p><strong>Report results</strong></p><p>The new report found that 59 per cent of all households in the country owned a broadband connection, while only 57 per cent in town-based areas owned broadband.</p><p>The study also named the most tech-savvy city in the UK and it’s… Sunderland.</p><p>The northern city has a massive 66 per cent of its household switched on to super-fast web connections, while 96 per cent of the city owns a digital TV.</p><p>Glasgow was shown to be the least switched-on, with just 32 per cent of its residents owning broadband.</p><p><strong>Mobile broadband</strong></p><p>Ofcom also found that the 3G mobile usage was on the up, with a third of Dundee’s residents using a 3G mobile phone.</p><p>It is also reported that those using internet on their mobiles has also risen to one in five people.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/rural-beats-urban-in-broadband-showdown-370630" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Feedster, post: 518343, member: 259515"] According to a new report by Ofcom, rural areas in the UK are more likely to have a broadband connection than those living in urban areas. This study comes just a year after [URL="http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/31/224449/ofcom-widens-wireless-rural-broadband.htm"]Ofcom announced a legislation[/URL] to widen wireless broadband use to more rural areas and it is the first time rural areas have outstripped their urban counterparts. [B]Report results[/B] The new report found that 59 per cent of all households in the country owned a broadband connection, while only 57 per cent in town-based areas owned broadband. The study also named the most tech-savvy city in the UK and it’s… Sunderland. The northern city has a massive 66 per cent of its household switched on to super-fast web connections, while 96 per cent of the city owns a digital TV. Glasgow was shown to be the least switched-on, with just 32 per cent of its residents owning broadband. [B]Mobile broadband[/B] Ofcom also found that the 3G mobile usage was on the up, with a third of Dundee’s residents using a 3G mobile phone. It is also reported that those using internet on their mobiles has also risen to one in five people. [url=http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/rural-beats-urban-in-broadband-showdown-370630]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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