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Broadband for schools

Da Man · 2004-03-19 09:28:20

I don't think this is news or anything and maybe it's been discussed already, but there's apparently this government programme to spend €18m to connect _all_ primary and secondary schools to broadband by the end of the year. Just curious, how the hell are they going to do that? A lot of schools are surely out of broadband…

19-03-2004 9:28am

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I don't think this is news or anything and maybe it's been discussed already, but there's apparently this government programme to spend €18m to connect _all_ primary and secondary schools to broadband by the end of the year. Just curious, how the hell are they going to do that? A lot of schools are surely out of broadband reach? Satellite with a nice low cap?

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#2 19-03-2004 9:41am

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Forgive my ignorance but how the hell would it cost that amount to hook schools up with broadband?

assuming 1000 schools (note: i'm pulling this figure out of thin air) that's 18 grand each?

I dunno, seems a little steep for a DSL line to me...
Even if a school needs a PC or two you're still only adding 2000 or so.

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#3 19-03-2004 10:09am

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Many are small and rural, See This

About €5000 per school I'd say.

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#4 19-03-2004 10:21am

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There are over 3,000 state-funded primary schools in Ireland alone, and as muck says many of these are small and remote.

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#5 19-03-2004 10:52am

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Aah, i didnt realise it was so many, that figure's looking a little more realistic now, still seems a little high, but certainly more believeable...

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