ROLL-OUT of broadband in Scotland is slightly ahead of target but work still needs to be started in harder to reach places, says a report published by Audit Scotland.
The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverage to rural areas remains a challenge. A spokesman for Audit Scotland said: ‘The Scottish Government wants everyone in Scotland to be able to access the internet at any time and on any device, by 2020.
‘To help achieve this, BT was appointed to extend Scotland’s existing fibre broadband network in 2013 at a cost of £412 million. Audit Scotland is monitoring the progress of both the roll-out and the Scottish Government’s digital infrastructure vision.’