Rural Scotland has been earmarked a slice of the \u00a3200 million to be handed out by the Government in order to boost the UK\u2019s rural broadband access.<\/b>
\nOn Friday Stephen Timms, the Communications Minister will outline plans created by the Government to improve the poor quality of the broadband services in rural parts of the UK.
\nTelephone groups and Scottish local authorities will be attending the meeting to hear the Digital Britain plans for the country.
\nWhen speaking about the plans, Mr Timms said, “Digital Britain\u2019s aim is to make the UK one of the most competitive, highly skilled and technologically advanced economies in the world.”
\nMr Timms continued, “The Government will spend some \u00a3200 million on improving the networks of areas that have little or no service, including remote parts of Scotland”.
\nThe Communications Minister is also expected to reveal further details on how Government funding will be made available to broadband suppliers.
\nAccording to Timms, the Government has given itself until 2017 to deliver next-generation broadband speeds across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rural Scotland has been earmarked a slice of the \u00a3200 million to be handed out by the Government in order to boost the UK\u2019s rural broadband access. On Friday Stephen Timms, the Communications Minister will outline plans created by the Government to improve the poor quality of the broadband services in rural parts of the<\/p>\n