BT unveils new round of faster broadband for Scottish communities
BT has announced a new round of 47 communities across Scotland which are to receive next generation broadband.
The company explained it would allow more than 180,000 properties to access speeds of up to 20Mbps.
Sites in Angus, Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, Fife, Grampian, the Highlands, Perthshire, Strathclyde and West Lothian are among those included.
BT said it meant about 72% of all premises in Scotland would have access to faster broadband by next summer.
The investment is in addition to an on-going £2.5 billion UK roll-out of super-fast fibre-based broadband.
BT Scotland director Brendan Dick said: "Earlier this month we announced plans which will make super-fast, fibre-based broadband available to 695,500 homes and businesses by the end of next year.
"Now we are able to confirm a further major investment in faster broadband speeds over copper lines."
Latest Scottish communities in line for faster broadband by summer 2012
Area Exchanges
Angus - Kirriemuir, Monifieth
Ayrshire - Girvan, Maybole, Stewarton, Alloway
Borders - Hawick, Selkirk
Clackmannanshire - Alva
Dumfries and Galloway - Stranraer
East Lothian - Haddington
East Renfrewshire - Eaglesham
Fife - Anstruther, Ladybank, Burntisland, Kennoway, Ballingry, Cowdenbeath, Newport/Wormit, Kelty
Grampian - Banchory, Culter, Peterhead, Portlethen, Huntly, Kintore, Lossiemouth, Bucksburn
Highland - Alness, Dingwall, Grantown-on-Spey, Invergordon, Fort William, Oban
Orkney Islands - Kirkwall
Perth and Kinross - Stanley, Bridge of Earn
Shetland - Isles Lerwick
Stirling - Bridge of Allan
Strathclyde - Maryhill, Springburn, Bishopbriggs, Busby, Stepps