European battle for broadband

Published on Friday 24 April 2009 22:07

ISLANDERS in Barra who have been campaigning for better broadband services have taken their fight to Europe.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announced last year that publicly funded broadband access was being made available to residents on Barra.

But islanders claim the money would be better spent upgrading telephone exchanges for BT to provide cheaper and faster internet services.

They have already sent 1,000 letters of complaint and a 400-name petition to HIE, MPs, the Office of Fair Trading and the Scottish Government.