Locally:
racial groups. For example, the overall percentages show that black households connect at
roughly half the rate of white households (23.5% vs. 46.1%);
- Local authorities in England and Scotland have been allocated £363m to help provide super-fast broadband as part of the government’s drive to bridge the UK’s digital divide between town and countryside. The redistribution of a portion of the BBC licence fee will see Devon and Somerset, Cumbria, Norfolk and Lincolnshire receive the biggest boost to local broadband roll-out, while the West Midlands, Tees Valley and Greater Manchester will each receive less than £1m.
- The connection rate for the highest income group is around ¾ whereas the lowest
racial groups. For example, the overall percentages show that black households connect at
roughly half the rate of white households (23.5% vs. 46.1%);
- In 2013 Carphone Warehouse chief executive Andrew Harrison and Dixons chief executive Sebastian James initiated ‘Tablets for Schools’ which would help bridge the digital divide in the nation's schools.