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Plans to provide affordable broadband access to all residents living in the US by the end of 2007 have been completed to a "very high degree", according to a new study.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) was put in charge of managing the programme and has today released a report of its progress.

Over 99 per cent of US zip codes currently have access to broadband according to the study, although a spokesperson has said that there is still room to do more.

However, Meredith Atwell Baker of the NTIA pointed out that "from the beginning, there's been a comprehensive set of technology, regulatory and fiscal economic policies that have laid the foundation for the robust competitive environment that we are enjoying today."

Similar governmental schemes to increase broadband access across the UK have also recently praised.

A Scottish broadband project which aims to give high-speed access to remote highland areas is meeting its current development targets, according to the Highland Development Agency.

The project would allow customers to take advantages of internet telephony services such as Vonage's V-Plan 1 package, which offers free calls throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK for just £5.99 a month.