R100 broadband scheme: FOI release

Information requested

• How many premises have so far been connected through the R100 broadband scheme broken down by north, south and central lot?
• For the north lot, could this be broken down by constituency?
• Could you tell me the estimated number of properties which are still left to be connected?

Response

• How many premises have so far been connected through the R100 broadband scheme broken down by north, south and central lot?

As at 31st January 2024, the total number of premises that have been connected through the three R100 contracts is 36,689, broken down by lot as follows:

North: 10,696
Central: 12,788
South: 13,205

Additionally, as at 1st February 2024, the total number of premises that have been connected through the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (R100 SBVS) is 3,769, broken down by lot as follows:

North: 2,337
Central: 914
South: 518

It should also be noted that, alongside the connections delivered through the R100 connections, there have also been a significant number of non-contractual ‘overspill’ connections delivered – 10,238 in total, broken down by lot as follows:

North: 2,860
Central: 3,866
South: 3,512

• For the north lot, could this be broken down by constituency?

The table below provides a breakdown of the number of connections delivered through the R100 North contract, broken down by Scottish Parliamentary constituency. This data is correct as at 31 January 2024.

Scottish Parliamentary Constituency	Premises connected through R100 contracts
Aberdeen Donside	165
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine	436
Aberdeenshire East	1,032
Aberdeenshire West	1,378
Angus North and Mearns	1,135
Angus South	-
Argyll and Bute	1,544
Banffshire and Buchan Coast	-
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross	1,152
Cunninghame North	-
Dumbarton	-
Dundee City East	-
Dundee City West	-
Inverness and Nairn	425
Moray	184
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	-
Orkney Islands	750
Perthshire North	769
Shetland Islands	654
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch	1072
Stirling	-
Total	10,696

The table below provides a breakdown of the number of R100 SBVS connections delivered in the North area, broken down by Scottish Parliamentary constituency. This data is correct as at 1 February 2024. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency Premises connected through SBVS

Scottish Parliamentary Constituency	Premises connected through SBVS
Aberdeen Donside	3
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine	30
Aberdeenshire East	252
Aberdeenshire West	276
Angus North and Mearns	164
Angus South	154
Argyll and Bute	101
Banffshire and Buchan Coast	145
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross	212
Dundee City East	2
Dundee City West	20
Inverness and Nairn	99
Moray	280
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	15
Orkney Islands	79
Perthshire North	148
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire	1
Shetland Islands	35
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch	313
Stirling	2
Unknown *	6
Total	2,337

* The category 'Unknown' is where, based on the information provided, it has not been possible to determine which Scottish Parliamentary constituency area the property sits within.

• Could you tell me the estimated number of properties which are still left to be connected?

As at 31st January 2024, the number of properties which are still expected to be connected through the R100 contracts are:

North: 50,068
Central: 19,428
South: 8,684

As R100 SBVS is a demand led scheme, it is not possible to provide the number of properties that could be connected through utilization of vouchers.

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