April 6, 2021 11:17 am
National Broadband Ireland (NBI) is examining the prospect of accelerating the rollout of its broadband plan, for communities across Ireland to be connected “possibly within five years”, rather than the scheduled seven years.
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has called on the government to engage with NBI on this, after a meeting he had with NBI representatives who indicated that they were “open to discussing the acceleration of the rollout”.
Key in reviving rural communities
MacManus said that it was “fantastic” in recent weeks to see the first homes connected under the plan and “it will bring enormous benefits to rural communities across the state once completed”.
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