'The disparity between digital 'haves' and 'have nots' in the UK is sadly growing'
A Nottinghamshire village reportedly has one of the worst broadband speeds in the UK with residents describing it as "awful." The rural village of Kilvington, near Newark, has the eighth worst broadband speed in the UK and fourth worst speed in England.
Read More: Nottingham could become 'a real jewel' as it is ranked the most underrated city in England Dale explained that an ethernet cable has also been installed around the house to try and improve the broadband. Speaking of the newly installed fibre, he added: "It was awful before and ours is still bad."
When asked about their broadband speed, Sarah Hilton-Bailey, 53, said: "Ours was really bad as we were the last on the line." However, they got fibre in October and are now "up to 1gb speed." Speaking about the broadband, one resident who did not wish to be named said: "It's not great, but it's a lot better now we have fibre." Research has also found that the East of England is the third worst performing region in the UK, where 59% of cities, towns and villages would have broadband speed ranges slower than 100Mbps.
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