Crap Towns / Fort William / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Fort William?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Fort William couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 46.0% of premises, 51% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 21 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,493 | 46.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dunoon | 97.1 km | 5.7 |
| Westhill | 92.2 km | 1.1 |
| Inverness | 89.5 km | 0.8 |
| Fort William | – | 0.6 |
| Oban | 51.3 km | 0.5 |
| Gourock | 98.1 km | 0.4 |
| Crieff | 91.9 km | 0.4 |
| Balloch | 96.5 km | 0.2 |
| Alexandria | 97.8 km | 0.1 |
| Dingwall | 95.8 km | 0.1 |
| Helensburgh | 93.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |