“The price of petrol is driving people in rural areas to use the internet rather than their cars, says rural broadband provider Farmside.As petrol prices jumped weekly in April, inquires about rural broadband nearly doubled, says Nick Carter, sales and marketing director of the Timaru firm. The trend has continued this month, he says. “Many of our new customers are citing rising fuel costs as one of the main reasons for getting satellite or wireless broadband.”

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