Ofcom has found that while broadband speeds are rapidly increasing across the country, there remains a wide disparity in superfast connections across the country.

The average fixed-line broadband speed was found to be nearly five times faster than average speeds five years ago, however superfast broadband services were available in only select parts of the country.

A survey by Ofcom found that many rural and some urban areas still had limited access to superfast broadband connections.

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said: “There is more work needed to deliver wider availability of broadband and superfast broadband, particularly in rural communities but also in some locations within cities to enable wider access to fast internet.”

Despite the uneven service offerings across the UK, Ofcom found that the country had the highest coverage out of the five top EU economic countries.

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