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    Country homes lead the broadband way

    Thu 22-May-2008

    UK's rural homes have overtaken the nation's urban households for the first time in the uptake of broadband internet, it has been reported.

    According to Ofcom, 59 per cent of country homes now have broadband connections compared to 57 per cent of those in the nation's cities and towns.

    The regulator's regional communications report also crowned Sunderland Britain's top broadband city with a connection rate of two-thirds (66 per cent), closely followed by Plymouth, Aberdeen (both 64 per cent) and London (62 per cent).

    PCPro reports that Ed Richards, the regulator's chief executive, said: "Our report highlights a closing of the geographical digital divide in the UK - rural households are today as well-connected to broadband as their urban neighbours."

    The publication debates this point, saying that ASDL connection speeds in rural areas are only a "fraction" of their urban counterparts.
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