Written Question · S5W-24210 · Session 5
What percentage of premises in each local authority area is able to access fibre broadband through (a) commercial deployment and (b) the Di…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of premises in each local authority area is able to access fibre broadband through (a) commercial deployment and (b) the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme.
The answer
Due to the commercial nature of this information, the Scottish Government does not hold data on broadband coverage apart from that achieved through the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) Programme. However, independent broadband analysis site, thinkbroadband.com provides breakdowns of coverage percentages for fibre broadband at local authority level. The following table shows latest fibre broadband coverage percentages, which includes DSSB.
The DSSB programme does not report on percentage coverage at local authority level. Instead it reports on the number of premises now capable of accessing fibre broadband, as a direct result of the DSSB programme. These figures have also been provided.
Local Authority
Fibre Broadband Coverage June 2019 1
Number of premises connected to Fibre Broadband via DSSB 2
Aberdeen City
97.6%
30,613
Aberdeenshire
94.0%
86,261
Angus
95.0%
17,166
Argyll & Bute
91.7%
34,110
City of Edinburgh
98.7%
32,940
Clackmannanshire
99.8%
7,480
Dumfries & Galloway
95.6%
58,383
Dundee City
99.3%
5,604
East Ayrshire
97.3%
24,723
East Dunbartonshire
99.4%
15,084
East Lothian
96.8%
14,865
East Renfrewshire
99.0%
8,607
Falkirk
97.9%
11,130
Fife
98.8%
59,921
Glasgow City
98.7%
91,448
Highland
92.8%
84,959
Inverclyde
98.9%
9,345
Midlothian
97.1%
9,090
Moray
96.5%
33,123
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
87.9%
14,066
North Ayrshire
99.2%
26,790
North Lanarkshire
99.2%
28,303
Orkney Islands
82.5%
9,320
Perth & Kinross
94.6%
43,369
Renfrewshire
98.5%
24,687
Scottish Borders
94.8%
37,524
Shetland Islands
86.2%
10,475
South Ayrshire
98.0%
17,975
South Lanarkshire
98.7%
32,805
Stirling
96.3%
16,971
West Dunbartonshire
99.5%
7,757
West Lothian
98.7%
23,155
1. Source – thinkbroadband.com
2. Source – Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB)
The DSSB programme does not report on percentage coverage at local authority level. Instead it reports on the number of premises now capable of accessing fibre broadband, as a direct result of the DSSB programme. These figures have also been provided.
Local Authority
Fibre Broadband Coverage June 2019 1
Number of premises connected to Fibre Broadband via DSSB 2
Aberdeen City
97.6%
30,613
Aberdeenshire
94.0%
86,261
Angus
95.0%
17,166
Argyll & Bute
91.7%
34,110
City of Edinburgh
98.7%
32,940
Clackmannanshire
99.8%
7,480
Dumfries & Galloway
95.6%
58,383
Dundee City
99.3%
5,604
East Ayrshire
97.3%
24,723
East Dunbartonshire
99.4%
15,084
East Lothian
96.8%
14,865
East Renfrewshire
99.0%
8,607
Falkirk
97.9%
11,130
Fife
98.8%
59,921
Glasgow City
98.7%
91,448
Highland
92.8%
84,959
Inverclyde
98.9%
9,345
Midlothian
97.1%
9,090
Moray
96.5%
33,123
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
87.9%
14,066
North Ayrshire
99.2%
26,790
North Lanarkshire
99.2%
28,303
Orkney Islands
82.5%
9,320
Perth & Kinross
94.6%
43,369
Renfrewshire
98.5%
24,687
Scottish Borders
94.8%
37,524
Shetland Islands
86.2%
10,475
South Ayrshire
98.0%
17,975
South Lanarkshire
98.7%
32,805
Stirling
96.3%
16,971
West Dunbartonshire
99.5%
7,757
West Lothian
98.7%
23,155
1. Source – thinkbroadband.com
2. Source – Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB)
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-24210 by reference.