Ireland Is Bottom of the Global Pile in Telecommunications

Ireland Is Bottom of the Global Pile in Telecommunications. Comreg have asserted recently that “broadband is working” in Ireland which demonstrates how far removed our regulator (Comreg) is from reality. The reality is that vast swathes of the country still cannot get decent broadband or are relegated to mobile midband products. This is a Map showing where DSL is currently available in Ireland. DSL1 is up to 8mbits and DSL2 up to 24mbits. Most eircom exchanges use the older technology. Clearly, the problems are attributable to a failure in decisive regulation. The endless rounds of consultations, without ever reaching a...