Exacerbating the divide? Investigating rural inequalities in high speed broadband availability

Seraphim Dempsey, Aislinn Hoy · 2024 · Telecommunications Policy

Summary. Rural areas in Ireland have significantly less high-speed broadband coverage than urban areas, and within rural regions, coverage increases with affluence. This means socially deprived rural communities face a compounded disadvantage, receiving less commercial broadband investment despite public funding for infrastructure. The findings reveal that the digital divide operates not just between urban and rural areas, but also within rural areas themselves, correlating with social deprivation.

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  title   = {Exacerbating the divide? Investigating rural inequalities in high speed broadband availability},
  author  = {Seraphim Dempsey and Aislinn Hoy},
  journal = {Telecommunications Policy},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102819},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102819}
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DOI

10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102819

Countries

Ireland

Regions

Europe

Categories

broadband-and-digital, policy, rural-data-and-definitions

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2026-04-28