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NBS: 35% of EDs do not meet the standard.

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  • 02-02-2011 2:59pm
    #1
    clohamon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭


    Commitment from Government
    A maximum of 5% of fixed residences and businesses in the NBS coverage area may be provided with a service using satellite.

    http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Communications/Communications+Development/National+Broadband+Scheme/NBS+FAQs.htm

    Commitment from Three
    in a limited number of cases 3 will make available a satellite product, which may cover up to 8% of the NBS areas
    .
    http://www.three.ie/nbs/faqs.htm


    As at 5/11/2010 the total take-up of NBS internet connections was 26,721.

    Take-up figures for Electoral Divisions in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim have now been released.


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    The figures show that 196 of the 557 EDs fail the 8% maximum satellite standard set by Three for each Electoral Division. If the standard is set at 5% Government maximum, a further 56 EDs fail; that's 45% of the total.

    The reason is clear; electoral divisions in West Galway, West Mayo, West Cork, West Kerry, Cavan, Leitrim Donegal and Wicklow have been either poorly provisioned or not provisioned at all.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Also we know from Midband forum that many many people do not get the minimum speeds and are "fobbed off".

    Many Sat systems used a regular Retail package that did not meet NBS cap critera.

    Problems are almost certainly under-reported.

    I said at the start that the number of masts was a fraction of what would be required.

    Government helped fund rollout of a Mobile Phone network, that needed to be increased (over 2 years overdue I think) to meet licence conditions.

    IMO the whole NBS is a failure. Also because 3 was inexpert at Satellite they priced too low and are losing a fortune on the Satellite connections. Actually generally 3 is priced too low. They are losing money as they don't have the larger voice customer subsidies that O2, Vodafone and Meteor relative to Data numbers.


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