People in rural areas being encouraged to apply for free WiFi network

A competition is being run encouraging community workers such as vicars, youth workers, and librarians in rural areas to apply for a free WiFi fund for their community.

According to a recent report a competition has been launched that is encouraging community workers in rural areas to apply for a free WiFi fund for their community. Getting access to the internet is often difficult in rural areas, which is something that has caused increased concern recently, and with lack of broadband access communities in rural areas often end up missing out.

However, Freerunner is running a competition that encourages certain workers in rural communities, such as vicars, youth workers, and librarians, to apply for a WiFi network fund for their community. Whilst these WiFi networks are usually to be found in urban areas such as cities Freerunner has said that it will install fifty access points in any area around the country.

An official from Freerunner said: “People need Internet access to be able to function equally in today’s society, and that most basic right is not being given to them. Freerunner can help rise to the challenge set out in the Digital Britain Report – we believe that it is now time for entrepreneurial commercial businesses to take the initiative and solve the problem. Our team is on stand-by to install an initial 50 hotspots across the UK no matter where they are, and are working to find commercial sponsors for more future locations.”

One industry official stated: “This is the kind of initiatives that are needed to bridge the digital divide. Getting remote communities online – without having to resort to expensive measures such as satellite broadband – will make a huge difference to businesses and individuals in those areas.”