R100 Superfast Broadband Programme

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 18 January 2018.

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Photo of Stewart Stevenson Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party

I very much welcome what the cabinet secretary has just said. Given that the Scottish Government seeks to make universally available broadband speed that is three times as fast as that which the UK Government plans to deliver, can the cabinet secretary identify any particular benefits that that higher speed in Scotland will have in rural areas?