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Broadband boom for Scottish islands and hard to reach communities

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ultra fast broadband in a expansion huge programme.People in hard to reach areas have claimed they have been left behind as the internet revolution has reshaped many people’s lives.But in a “five-year feat of civil engineering”, Openreach is upgrading 160 exchanges and stretching its fibre strands to places that currently suffer from slow speeds or no broadband at all.Island communities like Brodick on Arran, Portree on Skye, Stornoway, Kirkwall and Lerwick are included.More than 60,000 households and businesses set to benefit across the Highlands and Islands, with 30,000 in Aberdeenshire, 20,000 in Angus, 30,000 in Dumfries and Galloway and 25,000 across Ayrshire.More than 160 exchange areas across Scotland will be upgraded, with the.

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