Lorna Philip|Caitlin Cottrill|John Farrington|Fiona Williams|Fiona Ashmore
The digital divide: Patterns, policy and scenarios for connecting the ‘final few’ in rural communities across Great Britain
University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen|University of Aberdeen|University of Chester|University of Aberdeen
internet bestow significant benefits upon use prima facie case urbanrural digital divide widely acknowledged detailed accounts spatial patterns digital communications infrastructure rarely reported paper present original analysis data published uk telecommunications regulator ofcom identify reflect entrenched nature urbanrural digital divide great britain drawing upon illustrative case vignettes demonstrate implications digital exclusion personal business lives rural particular remote rural areas ability current uk policy context effectively address urbanrural digital divide reviewed scenarios improving digital connectivity amongst final including communityled broadband satellite broadband mobile broadband considered call made digital future proofing telecommunications policy without already faster urban areas get faster fastest leaving rural areas behind increasingly entrenched urbanrural divide