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Staff working on the roll out
Thousands of premises in Portlaoise and nearby townlands and villages in Laois will be able to order or pre-order broadband developed by multi-billion euro broadband scheme which will see nearly €50 million.
So says National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company contracted to deliver high-speed internet connection under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government.
It says 13,000 premises in Laois are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. It says that Laois will receive €49 million of public funds will be invested in Laois.
"NBI crews have made substantial progress in County Laois and premises will go live in Portlaoise where 3,508 premises will be able to order or pre-order broadband on the NBI network in the coming months.
Peter Hendrick is Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland.
“We are delighted to announce that premises in Portlaoise will soon be able to order or pre-order broadband services through the NBI network. This will enable users to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides.
“We are confident that the rollout will continue to gather pace as our ability to move premises from the construction phase to the order phase ramps up. We are acutely aware that people want access to high-speed broadband and our goal is to deliver that as quickly as possible,” he said.
Under the National Broadband Plan, 559,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area, which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify areas where commercial operators are not currently providing access to high-speed broadband or do not intend to.
NBI is encouraging people to check their eligibility and register for updates at www.nbi.ie to receive regular notifications related to their own premises as works progresses in their area.
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