The Executive had already promised to bring broadband to the
bulk of the country by the summer, but will now ensure that the
service will be extended to those remote and rural areas where it
would not have been commercially feasible to provide broadband
without support.
Under the new initiative
BT
will enable 378
exchanges to deliver basic broadband to 51,000 households and 5,400
businesses across Scotland that would not have otherwise received
the service.
Twenty local authority areas from the Shetland Islands to the
Scottish Borders will benefit.
"We cannot allow remote and rural communities to fall behind
simply because they cannot access this vital technology that can
make a positive difference to many aspects of our lives," said
Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace.
"By providing access to broadband technology in Scotland and
the huge benefits it brings, we are putting in place an important
business and educational tool to facilitate economic growth in
every community," he explained.
Bob Downes, the director of
BT
Scotland,
said:
"We look forward to working with the Scottish Executive to
overcome Scotland's unique geographical challenges and use
technology to place Scotland at the technological, if not physical,
epicentre of Europe."
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