You may be aware of the Scottish Government’s R100 project which aims to deliver superfast broadband to all within the next couple of years. Where properties are not included in the full fibre roll-out, the scheme provides for vouchers to be available for alternative provisions such as fixed wireless, mobile or satellite broadband. Full details and postcode based eligibility checker are available on www.scotlandsuperfast.com.
The Community Council has been following this scheme for some time now and has been lobbying for the Scaniport, Cullaird, Kinchyle and Darris areas to be included in the scheme (you may be aware that Dores already has fibre broadband). We are pleased to report that a number of properties in those areas are now ‘in scope’. However, the final scope and programme for this next roll-out have yet to be confirmed (currently stated to be ‘after 2021’) so in the meantime it is recommended that you go online to the website noted above and check the status of your property and what options may be available.
The Community Council will continue to track progress.
If you have any queries please contact Colin McPherson at [email protected].