Mobile 'Most Popular' Way To Log On

More Scots are accessing the internet on their smartphones than ever before, according to OFCOM's latest annual report.

Nearly 4 in 10 people predominantly use their mobile to get online, mostly because of increased access to 4G connections. The communications body also say more people are watching television using catch up services such as BBC iPlayer. It is a difficult time for the public service broadcaster as it's license fee is under threat.

Ofcom Scotland director Vicki Nash said: "Scotland is now a smartphone society. It's the device of choice for accessing the internet. I think part of the attraction is you can be mobile with a smartphone. You can be mobile with a tablet or a laptop but smartphones are much more portable and you can do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it, wherever you want to do it."

"For younger people they have grown up with the internet and are more confident being online. They have far fewer security concerns because they have grown up with it and think any way they can access it is fine. They are more likely to be buying online and banking online."

Money spent on TV programmes for Scotland increased last year, with spending by the BBC and STV on programmes specifically for Scottish viewers rising by 29% from 2013 to reach £68.6 million in 2014. The number of TV hours produced specifically for viewers in Scotland has increased by 57% since 2009, to 2,573 hours in 2014.

The report also found that adults living in Scotland are the least likely in the UK to send post, with more than a third saying they had not sent any in the past month.