Tom Arthur: “This is life-changing for thousands of homes and businesses throughout the country - improving community safety…”

Mirroring a trend seen in many countries around the world, Scotland has an ageing population and areas where the population is declining.

While telecoms responsibility is reserved to the UK Government, the Scottish Government is acutely aware of the need to ensure people and businesses in rural areas can access good quality, reliable connectivity.

The Just Transition Fund has supported hundreds of jobs with more than £85 million investment into 28 projects across the North East and Moray.

Our ambitious 4G Infill programme brought life-changing 4G services to thousands of homes and businesses throughout the country, with the £28.75 million project delivering 55 mobile masts in some of Scotland’s hardest-to-reach communities.