Broadband plan report: State will pay double

The taxpayer is set to pay twice as much as the private company awarded the National Broadband Plan contract, a report reveals.

Wed, 08 May, 2019 - 23:20

Elaine Loughlin

The taxpayer is set to pay twice as much as the private company awarded the National Broadband Plan contract, a report reveals.

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Broadband Plan suggests the cost to the State will be €1.922bn whereas the cost to the operator will be €974m.

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