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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · Scotland · 54,360 premises

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross sits below the UK's 77.5% full-fibre benchmark, at 62.1%.

62.1%
Full-fibre (FTTP)
62.1%
Gigabit-capable
81.2%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
62.1%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)
1.4%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s)

Broadband Coverage in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

On the Ofcom register, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scotland) lists 54,360 premises. The full-fibre figure is 62.1%, broadly in line with national trends; gigabit-capable coverage (DOCSIS 3.1 cable included) is higher at 62.1%. Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) is at 81.2% and ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) at 62.1%.

On connectivity for all households, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross's USO picture is largely positive, 1.4% of premises still fall short of the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Speed-tier definitions like "ultrafast" shift over time; Ofcom has raised the bar before as networks caught up.

Where these figures come from

Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in Scotland with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.

Coverage Metrics

Full-fibre (FTTP)62.1%Gigabit-capable62.1%Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)81.2%Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)62.1%
Broadband coverage metrics for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross - Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full Metrics

Metric % of Premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) 62.1%
Gigabit-capable broadband 62.1%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) 81.2%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) 62.1%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s) 1.4%
Total premises 54,360

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.

Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.