NBI shelves plan to deliver Broadband Plan in five years
Company reverts to original seven-year deadline as politicians criticise delays, but executives predict rollout will ultimately be successful
Plans to deliver the National Broadband Plan in five years have been shelved as a result of significant delays to the rollout and the belief that the ESB would deliver no more than 1 per cent of the network if drafted in to assist with the multibillion-euro project.
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company tasked with bringing the state-subsidised network to 550,000 largely rural premises, has been battling to make up ground on its rollout ...