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Poor Wi-Fi connectivity 'putting off' holidaymakers from countryside breaks

The availability and reliance of rural broadband has come under fire from online holiday booking services, with claims that slow speeds are letting down farmers and rural businesses

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Dan Yates, Pitchup.com founder, said: "Chronic underinvestment in rural connectivity has meant setting up and running a business in many parts of the British countryside is just not viable. Unless real action is taken [to address broadband in rural and farming communities], the rural economy will continue to decline to a point where it will no longer be sustainable."
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Dan Yates, Pitchup.com founder, said: "Chronic underinvestment in rural connectivity has meant setting up and running a business in many parts of the British countryside is just not viable. Unless real action is taken [to address broadband in rural and farming communities], the rural economy will continue to decline to a point where it will no longer be sustainable."

'Snail-like' internet speeds are putting tourists off breaks in the countryside, according to a new study. Pitchup.com Pitchup.com founder, an online holiday booking service for farm diversifications...

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