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  • 13-09-2004 8:02pm
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    bealtine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭


    This from DETI (Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment in the UK...

    Broadband is the empowering communication channel used by modern
    societies. It is transforming the way services are delivered and is essential to
    the development of a modern Northern Ireland economy.
    We wish to build upon our existing telecommunications infrastructure and
    ensure that all parts of our society, community, industry and government can
    benefit from the opportunities broadband brings.
    Our vision is to have a fully connected Northern Ireland with equitable access
    to cost effective broadband services for all. In order to achieve this vision we
    have set challenging targets:
    •To be the leading broadband region in the UK
    •To be the first region in the UK to have 100% coverage
    of broadband services
    •100% broadband access with a minimum of 512k for
    all households by end of 2005
    •100% broadband access with a minimum of 512k for
    all businesses by end of 2005
    •12% of household take up broadband by end of 2005
    •20% of business take up broadband by end of 2005
    •100% broadband at 2Mb/per sec at cost competitive
    prices by end 2006

    Now down here we have...

    [ ]

    and that's the difference.

    Eircom keeping us in the 1980's.


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,707 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Eircom keeping us in the 1980's.
    Actually ISDN was developed in the 1970's and while for MOST people it's the fastest they can get., it's priced such that takeup is minimal. So for most people 1970's technology at an affordable price is still aspirational.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    Actually ISDN was developed in the 1970's and while for MOST people it's the fastest they can get., it's priced such that takeup is minimal. So for most people 1970's technology at an affordable price is still aspirational.

    Wait a minute. Are you telling me ISDN is not broadband?

    They lied to me, Eircom lied to me.


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    bealtine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭bealtine


    Quote:
    Wait a minute. Are you telling me ISDN is not broadband?

    More like rubberband with some string and a few tin cans...
    all wrapped in nice Dunnes Stores plastic bags.


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    eircomtribunal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭eircomtribunal


    bealtine wrote:
    This from DETI (Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment in the UK...

    Broadband is the empowering communication channel used by modern
    societies. It is transforming the way services are delivered and is essential to
    the development of a modern Northern Ireland economy.
    We wish to build upon our existing telecommunications infrastructure and
    ensure that all parts of our society, community, industry and government can
    benefit from the opportunities broadband brings.
    Our vision is to have a fully connected Northern Ireland with equitable access
    to cost effective broadband services for all. In order to achieve this vision we
    have set challenging targets:
    •To be the leading broadband region in the UK
    •To be the first region in the UK to have 100% coverage
    of broadband services
    •100% broadband access with a minimum of 512k for
    all households by end of 2005
    •100% broadband access with a minimum of 512k for
    all businesses by end of 2005
    •12% of household take up broadband by end of 2005
    •20% of business take up broadband by end of 2005
    •100% broadband at 2Mb/per sec at cost competitive
    prices by end 2006

    Now down here we have...

    [ ]

    and that's the difference.

    Eircom keeping us in the 1980's.

    We should use this comparison as much as possible. It is a powerful, simple and easy to understand argument.

    One thing though: Are you correct with the envisaged bb take-up figure? I'm astonished at the low aspirations they have for broadband take-up. 12% take-up of households by the end of 2005 is a terribly "modest" goal, below the EU-15 average, which is currently at around 6% of population, which I would estimate to equal a 12% household figure (assuming that one third of connections are used by business).

    P.


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