If you live in the north end of Tomatin you may have seen a white van with Circet on the side. This company is sub-contracting to Openreach and is surveying the area with a view to extending fibre broadband coverage. Within the next year, Openreach intend to install a network of fibre cables for most of the areas of Tomatin that missed out on previous upgrades. Initially the cables will go to cabinets then on to your house via existing copper phone lines. This alone will massively improve broadband speeds but Openreach will almost certainly follow up immediately with fibre to your property which will complete the upgrade.
The scheme is funded by the Scottish government’s R100 programme. By the end of this work, 99% of properties in Strathdearn should be able to order fibre broadband, Only a very few isolated properties will miss out. However the name of the programme – R100 – represents the Scottish government’s commitment to create access to “superfast broadband” for 100% of the population, So if you are one of the unlucky ones, you should be offered help with alternative methods to improve your broadband, eg via mobile phone or satellite.
