Over 125,000 premises connected under National Broadband Plan
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced that over 125,000 premises across Ireland are now connected to its high-speed fibre broadband network.
There are now 361,101 homes, farms and businesses that have been passed with NBI fibre out of the current target of 564,000.
NBI said the rollout is on track to pass over 420,000 premises by the end of this year.
People living and working in the rollout area can connect to high-speed fibre broadband on the NBI Network through a choice of 50 different broadband providers actively selling on the network.
NBI said the average take-up rate of 35% is well ahead of projections and international comparisons.
“With over 125,000 connections now live under the National Broadband Plan, we are seeing the benefits of this investment throughout rural Ireland,” said Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan.
National Broadband Ireland chairman David McCourt said the NBP is providing rural Ireland with the same access to digital opportunities as cities.
“In every decision that NBI has taken to deliver the Irish Government’s National Broadband Plan, we’ve provided a blueprint for other nations to follow on their path to full fibre connectivity and that includes our unique approach to educating consumers and creating demand for services on our network,” Mr McCourt said.
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