FOI/202400400741 · FOI · unclear
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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