Broadband Target Exceeded - R100 Delivers More than 27,000 Faster, Ultra-Reliable Connections in a Year

Broadband target exceeded - R100 delivers more than 27,000 faster, ultra-reliable connections in a year

The Scottish Government has surpassed it's commitment to deliver gigabit-capable broadband connections to 20,000 homes and businesses last year. A record 27,000 premises were equipped with faster broadband in 2024-25.

R100 Gigabit Broadband Build Reaches 80,000 Premises in Scotland

The Scottish Government (SG) has today revealed that more than 80,000 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. Some 27,000 premises of this have been delivered over the past year, which is up from 20,000 the year before. Just to recap. The R100 scheme originally aimed to reach another 113,000 premises – split across thre…

Government target for broadband exceeded with 27,000 premises receiving ultrafast connections across Scotland

Government broadband targets have been exceeded with 27,000 premises receiving ultrafast connections last year across Scotland. New figures have revealed that the national Reaching 100% (R100) programme delivered gigabit-capable connections to a record number of homes and businesses. The Programme for Government commitment for last year was 20,000 connections, meaning the actual number exceeded the target by a third. Connections have been made r…