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<p>The House of Commons Library produces an analysis of Ofcom Connected Nations data
at constituency level: <a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/science/technology/constituency-data-broadband-coverage-and-speeds/"
target="_blank">https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/science/technology/constituency-data-broadband-coverage-and-speeds/</a>.
For the constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk it shows that:</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><ul><li><p>91% of the constituency is classified as urban and 9% is rural.</p></li><li><p>Within
urban areas, 0.2% of premises are unable to receive decent broadband whilst 97% can
receive superfast broadband.</p></li><li><p>Within the rural areas, 10% of premises
are unable to receive decent broadband whilst 83% can receive superfast broadband.</p></li><li><p>Decent
broadband is classified by Ofcom as at least 10Mbps.</p></li><li><p>Superfast broadband
is classified by Ofcom as at least 30Mbps.</p></li><li><p>The three areas with the
poorest connectivity are Braes Villages, Carse & Grangemouth Old Town and Linlithgow
South.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Scottish Government is running
the Reaching 100 (R100) programme to ensure that all premises in Scotland can access
at least superfast speeds. In lieu of that, DCMS operates the UK-wide Rural Gigabit
Broadband Voucher Scheme which provides up to £1,500 for rural homes and up to £3,500
for rural small businesses/sole traders to contribute towards the cost of installing
gigabit-capable connectivity. Furthermore, premises currently unable to receive at
least 10Mbps could potentially qualify for the Universal Service Obligation (USO)
which Ofcom launched in March 2020.</p><p> </p>
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