Case Study
Applicant
Aberfoyle Traders Association
Project
Wireless Satellite Broadband project
Total project cost / Leader+ grant
£ 50,700 / £25,350
Summary
This innovative pilot project, launched on 23 June 2003, is the first to bring broadband internet access to rural Scotland using a combination of satellite and wireless technology. Although located in the heart of the National Park, Aberfoyle now has access to high speed internet connections, helping its rural businesses to be competitive nationally and internationally.
The project evaluation has just been completed and some interesting lessons have been learnt which we are happy to share with others developing similar community run satellite broadband schemes. The report is available for downloading here.
