Digging to the Future
2015, 14 minutes
The next Mark Zuckerberg could be a farm boy.
Frustrated by poor internet access, local communities in the rural north of England are finding an answer in Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN). This unique project, built and owned by the community, is on a mission to provide a future proof fibre optic network to all homes, however remote. This short film sees Lancashire communities coming together and digging through all weathers to bring this vital utility to the hardest to reach areas.