Improved Broadband Speeds

More than 2, 500 homes and business across Fife are to benefit from superfast broadband.

BT's latest roll-out will cover Auchtermuchty, Cairneyhill , Kettlebridge, Kingskettle, Pitlessie and Dunshalt.

The new service will offer speeds of up to 80 megabytes per second, as part of a £410 million national initiative.

Lesley Laird, Deputy Leader and Executive Spokesperson for Economy and Planning for Fife Council, said: "It's really exciting to hear that so many residences in  Cairneyhill are already able to connect to fibre broadband. It's good to see this project reaching more communities in our area, contributing towards the aim of connecting most of our homes and businesses to fibre broadband. With the events in Auchtermuchty and Ladybank, we hope to have a good turn-out and demonstrate to our residents, and other surrounding communities, the huge benefits which fibre broadband can provide."

Sara Budge, Programme Director for Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband,said: "It's great news that many residents and businesses in and around Auchtermuchty and Ladybank are now able to receive fibre broadband thanks to the programme, with more local coverage to follow. The difference that fibre broadband can make is amazing, giving much more flexibility whether it's at work or in the home. I hope that local residents will come along to the events to get an understanding of the boost they can expect from a fast fibre broadband connection."

Brendan Dick, BT Scotland director, said: "Hundreds of Fifers now have access to their best ever broadband speeds, and more will follow. As the fibre network extends across Fife, making the most of it is vital. This is a great opportunity for local people and businesses to find out how they could benefit by signing up for high-speed broadband with their service provider."