# Scotland review marks 249,007 premises white for gigabit broadband subsidy

> An outcome report published on 9 October 2026 classified 249,007 premises as “White” in Scotland’s May 2025 broadband review. The category means no gigabit-capable network was present and none was expected within three years.

- Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025
- Publisher: Newsverum
- Section: Infrastructure
- Country: United Kingdom
- Published: 2026-10-10T18:05:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-12T06:43:39+03:00
- Event / data period: 2025-06
- Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025.md)

The May 2025 Open Market Review ran from 23 May to 23 June 2025. The Scottish Government asked suppliers to report existing and planned gigabit-capable infrastructure over the following three years; its outcome report, published on 9 October 2026, classifies 154,398 postcodes.

The report identifies 249,007 “White” premises as eligible targets for public subsidy: under its definition, these premises had no gigabit network infrastructure and none was likely to be built within three years. A postcode classification is not the same as a premises classification: a “White” postcode is one containing at least one White premises. The figures describe the May 2025 review and are not a measure of current 2026 coverage.

## Data

### Scotland May 2025 gigabit broadband market-review classifications

Postcode and premises counts reported in the Scottish Government’s May 2025 review.

Methodology: Counts are transcribed from the report. Postcode classes are for presentation: a White postcode contains at least one White premises. Only White premises are subsidy targets. These are May 2025 review data, not 2026 coverage.

| Turkish classification | English classification | Arabic classification | French classification | Spanish classification | German classification | Portuguese classification | Number of postcodes | Black premises | Grey premises | Premises under review | White premises |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siyah | Black | أسود | Noir | Negro | Schwarz | Preto | 43351 | 861707 |  |  |  |
| Gri | Grey | رمادي | Gris | Gris | Grau | Cinzento | 63026 | 372367 | 818471 |  |  |
| İncelemede | Under Review | قيد المراجعة | En cours d’examen | En revisión | In Prüfung | Em análise | 18194 | 51538 | 128662 | 183482 |  |
| Beyaz | White | أبيض | Blanc | Blanco | Weiß | Branco | 29827 | 63250 | 238974 | 54057 | 249007 |
| Toplam | Total | الإجمالي | Total | Total | Gesamt | Total | 154398 | 1348862 | 1186107 | 237539 | 249007 |

Sources: <https://www.gov.scot/publications/2025-open-market-review-superfast-ultrafast-gigabit-capable-broadband-infrastructure-scotland-outcome-report/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025/data/scotland-omr-may-2025-counts?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-broadband-review-white-premises-may-2025/data/scotland-omr-may-2025-counts?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Scottish Government](<https://www.gov.scot/publications/2025-open-market-review-superfast-ultrafast-gigabit-capable-broadband-infrastructure-scotland-outcome-report/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-09)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-12T06:43:39+03:00: Wording in this article's language editions was corrected to retain the article's full information and scope.

---

Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)