Clackmannanshire set for wireless high-speed broadband
Thursday, December 23rd 2010
The Scottish county will get access to up to 20Mbps speeds as a result of the service.
Wireless high-speed broadband will be coming to Clackmannanshire over the coming months thanks to a Scottish government grant.
Holyrood officials have awarded around £200,000 to the initiative, which will bring speeds of between two and 20Mbps to the area, according to the county council.
Residents and businesses in many parts of Clackmannanshire will be able to access the new broadband service by spring 2011, with the project set to cover the communities of Tillicoultry, Alva East, Alloa West, Bandeath, Throsk, South Alloa and parts of south-west Stirling.
Portfolio holder for sustainability at the local authority Eddie Carrick expressed his delight at the money being awarded to the initiative.
"Clackmannanshire has a great transport infrastructure that puts it at the centre of Scottish business. Now we can build an electronic infrastructure to match that," he added.
The news comes after another rural Scottish community - the Shetland Islands - won European Union funding approval to bring fibre optic broadband to the area, the Shetland Times reported
Thursday, December 23rd 2010
The Scottish county will get access to up to 20Mbps speeds as a result of the service.
Wireless high-speed broadband will be coming to Clackmannanshire over the coming months thanks to a Scottish government grant.
Holyrood officials have awarded around £200,000 to the initiative, which will bring speeds of between two and 20Mbps to the area, according to the county council.
Residents and businesses in many parts of Clackmannanshire will be able to access the new broadband service by spring 2011, with the project set to cover the communities of Tillicoultry, Alva East, Alloa West, Bandeath, Throsk, South Alloa and parts of south-west Stirling.
Portfolio holder for sustainability at the local authority Eddie Carrick expressed his delight at the money being awarded to the initiative.
"Clackmannanshire has a great transport infrastructure that puts it at the centre of Scottish business. Now we can build an electronic infrastructure to match that," he added.
The news comes after another rural Scottish community - the Shetland Islands - won European Union funding approval to bring fibre optic broadband to the area, the Shetland Times reported