📋 Tender Overview
Over 27600 premises across the country were connected to high speed broadband under the National Broadband Plan NBP by the end of last year.Additionally National Broadband Ireland NBI has already achieved its target to pass in excess of 100000 premises by the end of its third contract year end of January 2023 having passed more than 109000 premises by the end of 2022.Throughout the year Minister of State Ossian Smyth the Department of the Environment Climate and Communications and NBI visited citizens business and communities who were benefitting from the new high speed network across the country including in Kerry Carlow and at this years National Ploughing Championships.In 2022 the department also published its Benefits Report highlighting the positive impact reliable broadband services have on equitable economic and social development in Ireland. The report also showed how Ireland is already a strong performer within the EU with 58 of Irish households able to access a broadband speed of 1 Gigabit or more compared to the EU27 average of 51.Broadband queriesThe Blue area on the NBP map represents areas already covered by commercial operators providing high speed broadband services and which does not fall under the NBP State Intervention Area.Any consumer in a Blue area who is experiencing difficulties in obtaining high speed broadband that is defined as minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload should contact their broadband service provider to investigate the issue and to determine the reason why broadband speeds are slow or that service cannot be provided.
