Scotland's digital strategy: evidence discussion paper

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75. Superfast broadband is defined as delivering headline download speeds of greater than 30 Mbit/s.

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90. In this context we are defining the digital sector by the following Standard Industry Classification (2007) Codes: 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.8, 46.5, 58.2, 61, 62, 63 (apart from 63.9) and 95.1.

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