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100% BB Coverage

OHP · 2004-09-07 22:07:08

It seems that there is now 100% Broadband coverage in NI according to UTV. Is this really true and if so how come they can get it and we still cant? OHP

07-09-2004 11:07PM

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OHP

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It seems that there is now 100% Broadband coverage in NI according to UTV. Is this really true and if so how come they can get it and we still cant?

OHP

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#2 07-09-2004 11:11PM

koneko

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One word: Eircom.

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#3 08-09-2004 01:32AM

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Another word, BT

BT entered into a contract last year to provide 100% BB availibility (BY POPULATION) in NI , the rollout will be complete in 2005 , I understand its 78% GEOGRAPHIC coverage .

Eircom will provide 20% GEOGRAPHIC coverage by then with no committment to anything else bar sh1tty VSAT for the other 80%

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#4 08-09-2004 09:03AM

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Exactly, Eircom aren't committed to provided anything. They honestly don't care. I had to wait 6 months for a phone line because they wouldn't get the finger out and sort out the exchange. We're not even talking about BB (which I still can't get), just a basic phone line in a new area.

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