The digital divide : Patterns, policy and scenarios for connecting the ‘final few’ in rural communities across Great Britain

Philip, LornaCottrill, CaitlinFarrington, JohnWilliams, FionaAshmore, Fiona2017-01-192017-01-192017-08-01Philip, L, Cottrill, C, Farrington, J, Williams, F & Ashmore, F 2017, 'The digital divide : Patterns, policy and scenarios for connecting the ‘final few’ in rural communities across Great Britain', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 54, pp. 386-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.12.0020743-0167ORCID: /0000-0002-1638-8113/work/57003970ORCID: /0000-0002-4788-2798/work/147569729http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8028Acknowledgements This paper reports research supported by an award made by the RCUK Digital Economy programme to the dot.rural Digital Economy Hub, award reference EP/G066051/1. The authors thank Claire Wallace for her permission to include extracts from interviews completed as part of her Communities and Culture Network+ project.131056726engUrban-rural digital dividedigital exclusionrural broadbanddigital policyGE Environmental SciencesGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeneral Social SciencesEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/G066051/1GEThe digital divide : Patterns, policy and scenarios for connecting the ‘final few’ in rural communities across Great BritainJournal article10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.12.00254