Almost 15,000 jobs could be created by boosting Scotland's broadband infrastructure, the Scottish Government has predicted.
Action by the public sector to increase the availability of high-speed broadband could create "a significant number of jobs", a report said.
It claimed installing the new technology could create more than 800 jobs over five years, with another 70 jobs operating the new network over a 15-year period. It also expects "almost 14,000 indirect jobs will be created".
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