Broadband take-up poor

IRELAND has come near the bottom of the class in the latest survey of broadband internet penetration.

According to ComReg latest figures, which cover the three months to the end of March, there were 152,000 broadband connections, equivalent to 3% of the population and well behind the take-up rate in many other EU countries.

Although the figures indicate that the number of broadband connections was rising at a quick pace, there were claims yesterday that Ireland will not meet its target of 400,000 subscribers by 2006.