24 more Scottish communities now have faster broadband
Almost 80,000 homes and businesses across Scotland are now benefiting from this roll-out programme, welcomed by the Scottish Government.
Almost 80,000 homes and businesses across Scotland are now benefiting from this roll-out programme, welcomed by the Scottish Government.
Communities from Banff in Aberdeenshire to Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway are the latest to benefit from upgrades as part of BT’s next generation broadband service delivered over copper lines.
Also included are seven locations in the north of Scotland - Alness, Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain, Thurso, Lerwick and Kirkwall - which have been upgraded as part of a wider £8m investment programme to improve links in the Highlands and Islands.
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