Ireland to spend 170 million on broadband
March 9th, 2006 by Jason Roe. Post is filed under Business, Technology.
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I found this article quite interesting. This highlights how far behind Ireland is on improving infrastructure. One can only hope that this investment might help to speed up the process of providing broadband to rural areas.
Ireland has received EU permission to spend euro170 million boosting broadband in small towns across the country, the European Commission said Thursday.
Just over 5 percent of the population has a broadband connection, putting Ireland just ahead of Greece for the lowest broadband take-up in the 15 “old” EU member states.
The Irish government now wants to build fibre-optic networks in 120 towns ignored by Internet suppliers so far, using EU money earmarked for improving infrastructure in poorer parts of Europe.
Source: www.businessweek.com
On a side note, for more information on broadband check out www.broadbandforall.ie. Broadband For All is an initiative of IrelandOffline.
“We aim to give you the low-down on everything you need to know aboutBroadband to get you started. We’ll help you determine the best Broadband and whether it’s available in your area, and we’ll provide you with some options if you want to switch Broadband provider, or complain about poor service.”
Looking for broadband availability? check out www.getbroadband.ie
“GetBroadband.ie, your guide to all things broadband. Providing an independent resource for anyone upgrading their broadband connection, or getting a broadband service for the first time. “
March 9th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
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