Web access in Scotland reaches 60%

Around 60 per cent of people in Scotland have access to the internet, while 90 per cent of homes in wealthier regions of the country have broadband services.

Nationwide, however, the figures from the Scottish Household Survey fall and although six out of ten households have internet access, less than 55 per cent of these have a broadband connection, reports Cable.co.uk.

This means fewer people are able to download online media content at a reasonable rate or use VoIP solutions more effectively.

Broadband services are much rarer in poorer areas of the country, where less than 30 per cent of homes have faster web connections, and rural areas are more likely to have quicker internet than more urban regions.

A new survey from Orange and YouGov has revealed that more people are likely to move away from urban centres across the UK when universal connectivity is delivered, with many people planning to head for rural areas of Scotland.