Changing social norms and the COVID-19 lockdowns have drastically shifted how we utilise the internet to conduct our daily lives, creating a rapid increase in home/hybrid working and online shopping. In this article, Professor Cecilia Wong and Dr Helen Zheng address the regional variations in telecommunication infrastructure and coverage, revealing a spatial divide between urban and rural areas. 

Written by: Professor Cecilia Wong and Dr Helen Zheng
Read by: Seb Boyd

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The digital infrastructure divide: the spatial landscape of broadband coverage across the UK

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