Whatever happened to the Group Broadband Scheme?

Mlo · 13-10-2008 4:07pm #1

Just doing a web search as I continue to try to figure out how to get some kind of Broadband (still waiting on a telephone, so I have a way to go:).

I noticed that our village (Kilanerin) was approved for the group broadband scheme in 2006/7 and according to Dail proceedings it apparently was completed !?

After that I can find no information at all. Is this a red herring, was the scheme scrapped, or is there any good way to find out a bit more information?

thebman · 13-10-2008 4:12pm

Check lastmile broadband and there are a couple of other small companies that have them.

They aren't exactly search engine optimised sites so it might be hard to find them. Some people probably know of most of them.

They are also mostly sh*t if they are anything like last mile.

Nonoperational · 13-10-2008 7:23pm

Permanet maybe? http://www.permanet.ie/ I think they did a lot of Group bb in Wexford.

Mlo · 14-10-2008 3:22pm

Both Permanet and Regional Broadband are in the area, so maybe that's the mystery solved.

I suppose I just hoped that the answer might be the government somehow getting the finger out and getting DSL out to us

but that's unlikely to happen anyday soon, seeing how it's taking me 4 months just to get a phone line.

Nonoperational · 14-10-2008 9:07pm

My parents have a gbs wireless connection and its actuqlly quite good.

Whatever happened to the Group Broadband Scheme?

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