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BT gives more broadband to Scots

by on24 December 2014


Thanks to Digital Scotland

BT has said that it will be able to give 170,000 additional homes and businesses in Scotland high-speed fibre broadband thanks to £409.8 million from the Digital Scotland programme.

The state funded programme is being conducted through BTOpenreach and is up sharply from the 150,000 people benefiting which was first reported in November 2014.

The programme’s aim is to ensure that 85 per cent of Scottish homes and businesses can access BT’s “fibre broadband” network by the end of 2015, while the Highland and Islands (HIE) region alone anticipates that it will only reach 84 per cent by 2016.

More money is currently being allocated for upgrades beyond the completion date(s) and it’s hoped that “around” 95 per cent of premises in Scotland should have access to the service by the end of 2017. It is not clear what percentage will receive the required “superfast” speeds of 24Mbps+.

 

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