Rural group demands broadband prioritisation

Irish Rural Link has demanded that the Government prioritise fibre-optic broadband to hundreds of thousands of homes and provide exact figures as to the funding that will be required.

The organisation made its comments after the Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources outlined some aspects of its 2015 Budget allocation, which included a pledge to advance the National Broadband Plan.

In a statement, the Department said that delivering high-speed broadband of at least 30mbp to every citizen, business and community in Ireland was “a top priority” for Government.