Digital Scotland has announced that some 145,000 Scottish homes and business will be the next in line to get high speed fibre connections, in the latest phase of its Superfast Broadband programme.
The £410m Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme is moving forward as 90,000 homes and businesses across 18 Scottish local authorities are set to get fibre broadband.
First Minister says 150,000 homes and businesses have been covered - the fastest rollout of its kind in the UK.
54,000 more homes and businesses will be covered in the next phase of the Digital Scotland superfast broadband rollout, including remote areas in the Scottish highlands and islands.
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