A fifth of the internet projects backed by Community Broadband Scotland have failed, a government spending watchdog has revealed.
Audit Scotland also claims the Scottish Government may have achieved its initial target to provide fibre broadband access to 95 per cent of premises, but its more recent ‘Reaching 100 per cent’ ambition ‘will be more difficult to realise’.
A new report from the Auditor General looks at public sector spending to reach areas not covered by commercial providers. Up to March 31 2018, £259 million had been paid to BT for broadband roll-out. Lower costs and higher take-up is expected to enable around 60,000 more premises to be reached than originally planned.