29/12/2005

Every community in Scotland now has access to affordable broadband services.

Now 378 remote and rural telephone exchange areas have access to broadband, thanks to an ambitious Executive and BT project. This is the largest project of its kind in the UK and is part of the Executive's £24 million broadband initiative.

It means the government has met its commitment to roll out broadband to every community of the country by the end of 2005.

Read on: Broadband in every community of Scotland