Although BT only upgrades exchanges if there’s a profit in it, for the Scottish government BT will make an exception it seems. In rural parts of Scotland – i.e. anywhere other than the main cities, a lot of people are getting fed up with the phone reception and broadband service. This is about to change in some rural parts of Scotland as both the Scottish government and BT fund an upgrade for the phone exchanges. The areas that will benefit are: Argyll and Bute, Caithness and Sutherland, Dumfries and Galloway, Lochaber, Moray and Skye and Wester Ross. It’s about time too! Many rural areas of Scotland still rely on phone boxes for a decent phone call – and some of these can be in the middle of nowhere as well…