Lack of broadband continues to hamper towns and villages in the northwest
A Sligo Councillor is warning that delays in the rollout of the National Broadband plan is continuing to hamper the development of many towns and villages in the north west. It’s emerged that the Plan is on course to be finished a year later than planned and is several…
Sligo Councillor warns missed broadband connections is impacting the potential of the region
The ongoing difficulties that the National Broadband plan is having when it comes to connecting homes and business is a major factor in many rural towns and villages struggling to attract commercial businesses and potential residents. Those are the views of a Sligo Councillor who expressed his disappointment that…
North west MEP says lack of broadband contributing to rural decline
A north west MEP says the government need to explore the prospect of accelerating the National Broadband Plan. Chris MacManus met with representatives from NBI who indicated they were open to discussing speeding up the rollout. It’s scheduled to take a total of 7 years however, during the meeting the…
What the National Broadband Plan means
Now that the national Broadband Plan has been sigend off, what does it actually mean for homes and businesses in the north west? The controversial €3b euro national plan is to begin rolling out in the coming months. While taxpayers money is being used, in the end it will be…
Government sign contract for National Broadband Plan
The government has signed the contract for the National Broadband Plan. It aims to bring high-speed internet to 1.1 million people, largely in rural Ireland. Communications Minister Richard Bruton has tweeted that today is an “historic day for Ireland.” He says it’s the biggest investment in country areas since rural…
Eir withdraws bid for National Broadband Plan
The Communications Minister say the government hasn’t been put over a barrel by Eir pulling out of the bidding process for the National Broadband Plan. It means there’s only one bidder left, with fears they may jack up the price they want from government to deliver broadband around the country.…