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20 March 2002
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The Irish government is taking the lead in Europe in deciding to create a government-supplied broadband infrastructure based on wireless technology.

It appears that Ireland has fallen far behind other industrialised countries in the availability of broadband – all the more surprising given the number of software and hardware companies based there – and the country has taken the bold move to spend €300m to put that right.

It will be built by a private company, and that company will charge for access, so it is possible that such access could still end up uneconomic – hopefully, the Irish regulator will keep an eye on this!

Meanwhile, the government here in the UK continues to have difficulty in figuring out how to get broadband to rural areas.credit of advantages counceling consumertransfer alberta creditarts study language accreditation programeducation accredited masters distance technologycard miles credit aaaustralia social accreditation programs worklearning accredited distance degree associateaaa credit bureau Map