Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Scotland the bravest in broadband revolution

By Nic Fildes
Published: 29 May 2007

Scottish citizens are plugging into high-speed internet at a faster rate than anywhere else in the UK, with more than half of residents and businesses in outlying areas such as Shetland and Aberdeenshire already on broadband.

The figures released by BT Wholesale provide further evidence that the "digital divide" in the UK is narrowing. Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, become concerned in the early days of broadband take-up that the majority of people benefiting from high-speed internet lived in urban areas, creating a class of "digital have-nots" in rural areas. continue...

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