100,000 extra households could get funding for faster broadband
Mr Ryan’s comments may give hope to the new segment of Irish people left out of high speed rollouts but deemed to have services that aren’t bad enough for state intervention through the National Broadband Plan. At present, households that can receive a 30 megabits (Mbs) broadband service do not qualify for inclusion in the NBP. This 30Mbs cutoff line is based on previous EU guidance about what constitutes ‘high speed’. However, the EU is now revising that minimum target up to 100Mbs, with 30Mbs no longer deemed adequate for modern requirements. There are approximately 100,000 homes in...
Source: independent.ie