Surveying for the National Broadband plan has begun this week in the Comeragh area of Waterford.
There are 15,000 premises in the Intervention Area (IA) in the county, which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools, which is around 24% of all premises in Waterford.
Jack Doyle, the local authority’s broadband officer, has been updating Waterford councillors on the rollout at council meetings this month.
He said the target for this year is to connect around 5,500 premises. The surveying of the city area is now complete, and in April it’s expected the build phase will start, which will last around 18months and connect over six thousand premises.