National Broadband Plan contractor hit with sanctions for failing to meet targets

To the end of August, 75,590 premises had been passed as part of the plan.

The contractor delivering the €2.7bn National Broadband Plan has been hit with sanctions of more than €150,000 for failing to meet its targets this year, with the programme 12 months behind schedule.

After revising down its target of 115,000 premises “passed” — where a high-speed broadband connection would now be available — by the end of January to 60,000, National Broadband Ireland was only able to pass just over half of that target.