#b4rn

[altheon1994]

ISP Scouting: Broadband for the Rural North (United Kingdom)

If an internet service that's community driven is possible, then why aren't we doing the same? 1 Gbps and this is rural mind you. Why not follow this model?

Do it yourself internet connection

I’ll get to it in a bit, but for now let me apologize for my lack of research from a recent article and as such I’ll be linking it here. Yes it’s about NBN and as a service I thought it was gonna be simple but boy oh boy I was wrong.

Heck I even announced one ISP because I thought NBN was good. The ISP might be, but the service offered is a different story. I…

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Here's the video interview our Rick did with @cyberdoyle, the Queen of Rural Broadband, shown at yesterday's #1000Flowers.

[thenewfuturian]

Community-Built B4RN Network Brings 500Mbps Download Speeds to Rural Farmland

High-speed internet access: it's not just for cities anymore! BBC has the story of B4RN, a broadband network built by the rural residents of Lancashire after they got fed up with major internet service providers ignoring their community:

As Barry Forde, the networking expert who is the chief executive of B4RN explained to me, fast broadband is not a luxury now, whether in the town or the country. "Farmers are being told they have to fill in forms online," he says. "If you haven't got broadband you are severely disadvantaged."