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GoFibre secures GBP 125 million for rural Scotland fibre rollout

GoFibre secured GBP 205 million in total financing, a GBP 45 million facility from the Scottish National Investment Bank and GBP 80 million from Hamburg Commercial Bank, to fund its rural fibre rollout across southern and north east Scotland.

Reported Editor-read Tech.eu, 22 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the funded network has been built, only that the financing has closed.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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