Communities in rural Scotland are set to receive £5 million from a government programme, designed to bring the next generation of communications to areas lacking IT infrastructure.

The funding will come from a joint initiative between the Scottish Government, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, COSLA and Local Government.

Alex Neil, Holyrood's Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, commented: “This investment of £5 million, over the next three years, will see targeted support being provided to community projects to enable them to deliver broadband solutions for their areas."