Broadband - we have a plan. Or consultation document at least.
Following lifted straight from the Dept website - have not had time to read further. Looks good in principal, consultations follow with an end of Sept close off:
To make this a reality, investment of €435 million has been earmarked under the National Development Plan 2007-2013. In order to achieve this, Minister Ryan set out a number of policy actions the Government would undertake. These include: - The National Broadband Scheme would ensure that “all requests”
for broadband will be met in areas currently without access to a
broadband service. Rollout of this scheme will commence shortly to be
completed by New Year 2010. - Our schools will be at the centre of the new digital age. The Government will deliver high-speed broadband (100 Mbits) to every second level school in the country. - All new major infrastructure projects will install backhaul ‘ducting’ at the construction phase. The Government will establish a one-stop-shop to give service providers flexible and open access to existing and future ducting infrastructure. - By the end of this year, new build premises will require open access fibre connections. - The significant purchasing power of the state would be used to develop far greater access to Government services online. This will stimulate demand, create economies of scale and improve the quality of public service to the citizen. - Positioning Ireland as a testing-ground for the trialling and development of new digital services and telecommunications technologies
UPDATE - the press release ends with "A full copy of the consultation paper is available at: www.dcenr.gov.ie". The link is not obvious and thanks to Lisa in the Department who has just sent it to me:
Page link:
http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Communications/Regulation+and+Postal+Division/Public+Consultations/
Document Link:
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