Work underway to ensure Leitrim homes and businesses are connected to high speed broadband
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Work is underway to ensure Leitrim homes and businesses will be connected under the Government’s plan for high speed broadband, Fine Gael TD, Frank Feighan, has said.
Minister for State at the Department of Health and local Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan said: “Homes and businesses in Leitrim will be connected to high speed broadband under the Government’s National Broadband Plan, for which survey work is underway despite the challenges of the pandemic.
“The Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) initiative will see publicly accessible sites in rural and isolated parts of County Leitrim provided with a temporary high-speed broadband connection by National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company contracted to deliver the NBP. Many points have been connected already.
The Tralee and Killarney deployment areas are expected to be connected under the National Broadband Plan between August and October of this year. Chief Commercial Officer at National Broadband Ireland, Donal Hanrahan gave an update on the project at the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council. Mr Hanrahan told the online meeting the aim of […]
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The head of the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has said it is looking at opportunities to accelerate the seven-year building programme.
But the chief executive of National Broadband Ireland, Peter Hendrick, indicated that getting sufficient skills could be a difficulty. In doing so, there are some challenges ahead in terms of getting people into the country, resources, training-up, he said. There are lots of students and graduates, getting them trained under apprenticeships. Many of our industry partners have started that process and it is a critical one, he added.
The NBP roll-out was originally planned to take place over seven years.