More Inverugie Homes benefit from Fibre Broadband

Peterhead North & Rattray SNP councillors Anne Allan and Fiona McRae have announced that 79 premises in the Inverugie area can now access a fibre broadband service.

These addresses were previously ‘Exchange-only’ but are now served by a street cabinet located near Hallmoss Farm on the A90.

Announcing the new provision, Cllr Anne Allan said:

“This is very welcome news and increases the provision of fibre broadband to our more rural areas.

“Aberdeenshire has more than its fair share of Exchange-only lines which are more difficult and expensive to connect to fibre and this is a very welcome step forward to solving this particular issue."

Cllr Fiona McRae added:

"With the Scottish Government planning to provide high-speed broadband access for every occupied premise in Scotland by 2021, we are seeing that rural areas, with their particular difficulties are not being left behind.

"Good progress has been made in Buchan towns and villages and implementation of solutions that will connect more rural properties is very important."