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Paul leads way to the IT fast lane
Villages campaign for broadband link
by Jonathan Goode
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to bring broadband technology to villages
bypassed by the information superhighway.
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WROXTON:
BROADBAND - A campaign is in progress to get the Wroxton telephone
exchange upgraded to allow subscribers to use BT Broadband service
Broadband is a fast connection to the internet that is always on and
allows information to be sent and received up to 40 times faster than with
an ordinary telephone connection- BT have a registration scheme where
internet service providers register customers interest and when a set
level is reached, with advance orders, then they will upgrade the exchange.
For more information and to register log on to www broadband4wroxton.org.uk
or you can send an email to:
adsl@broadband4wroxton.org.uk As of today there are 31 registrations
on the BT database.
Help is requested to deliver leaflets in Wroxton about the scheme. If
anyone can help ring Paul Tate on 01295 731910.
Correspondent:
Alison Jarvis, 30 Austins Way Hook Norton. Contact: 01608 737655 |
14 November 2002 - Banbury Cake
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Broadband link call by villagers
Plea to upgrade local exchange
VILLAGERS in North Oxfordshire are backing a campaign to bring
high-speed Internet access to their area.
Paul Tate, from Hanwell, near Banbury, is rallying support in a bid to persuade
BT to upgrade the telephone exchange at Wroxton St Mary to deliver a broadband
service.
Mr Tate, a self-employed accountant and information technology consultant, said
that having a Internet link which is up to up to 40 times faster than the
traditional modem service, will help him develop his business.
see here.
Also repeated on the front cover of Banbury Weekly 20 November 2002 |
26 November 2002 - Oxford Mail
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Villagers push for access
VILLAGERS are campaigning to bring
broadband to their communities.
Paul Tate, right from Hanwell, near Banbury, is rallying support in a, bid
to persuade BT to upgrade. the telephone exchange at Wroxton St. Mary to.
deliver a broadband service.
BT said it had received 61 - expressions of support for the upgrade, but
had not yet decided if or, when the change would be made.
Mr Tate, an accountant and information technology consultant, said: "There
are. a lot of small, home-used businesses in surrounding villages which
want an 'always-on' Internet link."
A similar campaign in Goring is close to winning an upgrade there.
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December issue of Teleworker magazine
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Campaign Trail
Telework Association member Paul Tate
is one of the UK's Broadband Local heroes.
He told us: "I picked it up that the campaign was floating around on CIX
and I saw the Todmorden success."
He made some leaflets and sent a press release to the local paper and to
his local MP.
He goes on: "I have had volunteers to distribute leaflets and have had 47
webform submissions and 12 leaflets back. I think we have between
1200-1500 households/businesses in the seven/eight villages.
The home page has a script that gives the current BT registration total
(59 at last count). The other interesting thing is that I contacted BT and
they said they would help with tailored advertising leaflets production
and distribution etc."
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