Rollout of National Broadband Plan falls further behind schedule
Company behind project admits it will not make target to pass 60,000 homes
Company behind project admits it will not make target to pass 60,000 homes
North’s scheme costs €2,500 per home, the Republic’s €5,300
Department says this is part of ongoing review of broadband contract
Firm founded by Conal Henry to roll out fibre broadband to an initial 300,000 premises
State-backed telco is also planning further extensions across capital in coming months
The 25-year contract requires National Broadband Ireland (NBI) – the vehicle set up by winning bidder US firm Granahan McCourt – to deliver high-speed broadband to 542,000 mainly rural homes and premises
Company behind State’s €3bn broadband plan cites timeline problems due to Covid-19
Areas with worst connections to benefit first as €3 billion scheme is rolled out
Cost of the scheme has ballooned to nearly €3 billion, six times the original estimate
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Move paves the way for contracts with US firm Granahan McCourt to be signed
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Additional funding for National Broadband Plan to come from ‘future revenues’
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Disjuncture between firm’s inside-the-process cost of €2.75bn and new claim is jarring
Fianna Fáil says David McCourt should make an appearance to address concerns
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Figure in letter to Minister is significantly below current projected €2.97 billion subsidy
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Bruton insists final €3bn State investment as cheap as could be given project’s scale
Granahan McCourt consortium says it will invest initial €220m in rural project
FF to press Ministers on whether the decision on contract with private firm is reversible
Opposition warns project may never be delivered as bidder as ’so little skin in game’
Minister pledges to keep tight rein on costs when it comes to national broadband plan
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