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National Competitiveness Council beat Broadband drum again.

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  • 01-12-2003 2:05pm
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    vinnyfitz
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    Press release majors on tax/budget though
    Quote:
    The Competitiveness Challenge recommends that more Government leadership is required in rolling out domestic broadband and that this should happen on two fronts:

    * Broadband Infrastructure Deployment: The NCC recognises that increasing private sector competition among telecoms companies is, ultimately, the most important tool available to Government to accelerate the roll-out of broadband. But there is little sign that private firms are prepared to make the necessary investments and Ireland cannot afford to wait. In the short-term, therefore, more direct State interventions are required in building broadband infrastructure in key towns around the country.
    * Stimulating Demand for Broadband Services. The Government should also take responsibility for putting in place measures to stimulate demand for broadband services to coincide with the infrastructure roll-out. To this effect, the NCC has called on the Taoiseach to put in place a new institutional structure to accelerate the rollout of eGovernment, initially targeting the completion of a comprehensive system of e-procurement, e-payment and e-recruitment by January 2006.


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