Tipperary businesses are concerned costs could increase in the wake of Eir’s decision to withdraw their National Broadband Plan bid.
Meanwhile the Communications Minister is insisting today that we are the global leaders when it comes to rolling out broadband.
Dennis Naughten claims nationwide high-speed broadband can be rolled out quicker than planned, now Eir has withdrawn its contract bid.
Denis Naughten says it’ll be easier to deal with E-net on its own after the only other competitor pulled out yesterday.
The Government has always promised that 1.9 million homes and businesses will have fibre broadband by the end of this year.
But Minister Naughten says the latest development could see work speed up.
For their part, Eir is blaming the Government for its decision to withdraw it contract bid.
CEO Richard Moat says the process was too complicated and the Government was paying too little.
How this will affect people in Tipperary who have been patiently been waiting for better broadband service remains to be seen.
There are fears that broadband costs could rise with the withdrawal of Eir, while concerns have also been raised about the lack of competition in the sector with just one provider now in the running.
Dave Shanahan, CEO of Tipperary Chamber outlined some of the areas in Tipperary which are really suffering because of poor broadband access.
