Latest Towns Approved Under The GBS

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Dempsey Announces Latest Towns Approved Under The Group Broadband Scheme



Dublin, 10th January 2005

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey T.D., today announced the latest towns to be approved under the Group Broadband Scheme. The approved towns are; Ballyneety, Co. Limerick, Kinvara, Co. Galway, Boherbue, Co. Kerry, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, Ventry, Co. Kerry, Kinard, Co. Kerry and Ahascragh, Taghmaconnell & Clonbrock, Co. Galway.



The 1st phase of the Group Broadband Scheme is currently closed and the 2nd phase will be launched shortly. The scheme is open to all smaller and rural communities of less than 1,500 people. It enables local communities to draw up and implement their own broadband plans either on their own, or in partnership with broadband service providers. Up to 55% capital funding is available for projects. The scheme is part of the National Development Plan, which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Several smaller towns and rural communities in counties Westmeath, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny and Galway have already been approved for the Scheme.



Latest Group Broadband Scheme Approvals

Location - Ballyneety, Co. Limerick
Community Group - Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage - 315 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005



Project Reference: GBS/024
Location - Kinvara, Co. Galway
Community Group - Kinvara Network Co-Operative Society
Service Provider - Kinvara Network Co-Operative Society
Potential Coverage - 400 potential subscribers
Technology - Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005




Project Reference: GBS/031
Location - Boherbue, Co. Kerry
Community Group - Comhar Chumann Forbartha Chorca Duibhne
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage - 188 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005



Project Reference: GBS/033
Location - Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry
Community Group - Comhar Chumann Forbartha Chorca Duibhne
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage -385 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005




Project Reference: GBS/034
Location - Ventry, Co. Kerry
Community Group - Comhar Chumann Forbartha Chorca Duibhne
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage - 173 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005




Project Reference: GBS/035
Location - Kinard, Co. Kerry
Community Group - Comhar Chumann Forbartha Chorca Duibhne
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage - 208 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005




Project Reference: GBS/045
Location - Ahascragh, Taghmaconnell & Clonbrock, Co. Galway
Community Group - Ahascragh Community Development Ltd.
Service Provider - Ildana Teoranta
Potential Coverage - 336 potential subscribers
Technology - Satellite & Fixed Wireless
Broadband Availability - January 2005




Total no. of projects approved to date (incl. these projects) = 22
Total grant aid approved to date (incl. these projects) = €302,001.55

Ends

John

jbkenn

Looks regrettably like Minister Dempsey did'nt hear ye at the meeting when ye expressed IOFFL's position on Satellite.

6 more communities are now lumbered with Satellite

Incidentally for those not fimiliar with the geography, Ballyneety Co. Limerick is 5.2Km from, and has LOS to the ESB fibre connection to the Limerick MAN at Kilonan

Satellite is a Third world solution to a First world problem

jbkenn

jwt

Unfortunately if thats what a community wants or asks for thats what they get

or more importantly if the local WISP convinces them that thats what they need...........



John

thegills

If the WISP was to bring the network back to ESBT Kilonan then they would have had additional charges for accessing the tower (incl. riggers) as well as the ESBT backhaul charges

eircomtribunal

jwt wrote:

Unfortunately if thats what a community wants or asks for thats what they get

or more importantly if the local WISP convinces them that thats what they need...........

John

Unfortunately, if that's what the DCMNR pays grants for.

Let us not blame the naivety/gullibility of the community or the business endeavour of a satellite provider for the stupidity of the DCMNR people.

It'll be interesting to find out how many satellite "broadband" projects have to date been grant-aided by the gov. And the amount of money that has been spent on those grants. Anybody up for doing the count?

P.

jbkenn

jbkenn wrote:

Looks regrettably like Minister Dempsey did'nt hear ye at the meeting when ye expressed IOFFL's position on Satellite.

I am just back from the launch today, and, if the Minister and his officials did'nt hear ye then, he certainly heard it today, and was left under no illusions about Satellite "Broadband", thanks to John's taking the opportunity afforded him to outline the IOFFL position.

Take a bow John, you certainly decimated the Satellite lobby when they tried to defend their "solution of last resort"

You the man

jbkenn

jbkenn

eircomtribunal wrote:

It'll be interesting to find out how many satellite "broadband" projects have to date been grant-aided by the gov. And the amount of money that has been spent on those grants. Anybody up for doing the count?

Did a trawl through the DMNCR press releases and this is what I came up with
Total grant aid approved to date = €302,001.55
Total no. of projects approved to date = 22 ? Can only find Press releases referring to 17

Eircom DSL = 2
Last Mile Wireless = 4
Kinvara GDS Wireless = 1
Ildana Satellite = 10

jbkenn

eircomtribunal

jbkenn wrote:

Did a trawl through the DMNCR press releases

There must be many other grant aided satellite "broadband" installations with the department of education (for secondary schools) and with Eamon O Cuiv, Minister for the Gaeltacht?

P.

thegills

Did the SWRA/Broadband (Kerry) recieve funding for about 14 Satellite installations (Bantry, Dingle, etc) again mostly through Ildana Teoranta.