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‘Significant progress’ made in rollout of National Broadband Plan, politicians to hear

National Broadband Ireland says there is now ‘real momentum’ behind the project which has been beset with missed targets so far

Broadband turf war unfolds with taxpayer on the hook

While NBI has the contract for the multibillion-euro National Broadband Plan, Eir’s network is already available in more than 40,000 premises in the state plan, which could end up costing the government dearly

Three refunds €335,000 after 29,000 customers were overcharged

Tens of thousands of users of the phone network were overcharged when their local calls, while roaming, were charged as if they were dialling internationally

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

The men behind the wire: National Broadband Ireland is struggling to hit its connection targets, but its leadership insists that it can catch up

The company has two key tasks to get to grips with to ease the level of scrutiny it’s currently facing. Firstly, it has to convince observers that its financing arrangements and ownership structure are all in order and then it has to reach far more homes and businesses with its network as quickly as possible.

ESRI behavioural study aims to tackle lack of public interest in high-speed broadband

Behavioural experts to investigate why people are so slow to connect after fewer than 6,000 sign up to NBP network

Peter O’Dwyer: The new knowns and many unknowns of NBI

Politicians uncovered more information about the National Broadband Plan in recent days, but serious questions remain about the financing, ownership, control and progress of the state’s biggest ever deal

State could provide more than €2.6bn subsidy to NBI

Minister has leeway to raise maximum support to the company to deliver the national broadband rollout if needed

‘If you’re to stay in this game, you have to be lean and mean’ – The Big Interview: Paul Connell of Pure Telecom

The chief executive and co-founder of Pure Telecom is talking diversification – moving outside the traditional broadband space into new areas such as insurance, TV and energy

Phone and broadband providers could face tough penalties under new law

Communications regulator ComReg is to be granted additional powers, including imposing large fines, for breaches of regulation and service failures

NBI draws down further €20m to speed up broadband rollout

The David McCourt-headed firm is trying to make up ground on the delayed implementation of the multibillion-euro rural internet scheme

Fees taken from NBI were not reimbursement of costs, says Dept of Communications

Records show Metallah Ltd, a parent company of the two NBI companies established to deliver the broadband project, made a string of payments to a firm controlled by businessman David McCourt

Revealed: McCourt firm owns less than 3 per cent of National Broadband Ireland

Businessman was awarded multibillion-euro contract in exchange for just over €100,000 equity investment

Revealed: the multiple firms at the centre of NBI’s financial labyrinth

Amid growing unease over the scale of the investment by its backers in the controversial multibillion National Broadband Plan, the Business Post can reveal exclusive details of investment and ownership, in particular in relation to the project’s frontman David McCourt

Almost €170m in taxpayer funded subsidies have been paid to National Broadband Ireland

The company set up to deliver the plan has received €167.8m from the state in its first two years of operation

Catherine Murphy calls for unredacted copy of National Broadband Plan to be published

Social Democrats co-leader said contents of plan need to be properly scrutinised

Tangled web: How NBP has become a big winner for investors

As the number of homes connected to rural broadband falls far short of projections, the company set up to oversee the rollout is mired in debt, while investors rake in fees and interest

National Broadband Ireland investors extracted €50 million from group last year as debt burden soared

Tens of millions of euro were paid out to David McCourt, the US businessman heading the plan, and other shareholders, according to records filed with the CRO

Vincent Boland: Europe’s most unloved sector beginning to attract advances

The competition-heavy, investment-light approach to the once heavyweight sector has led it to near-extinction. Is the interest of US private equity firm KKR likely to bring one such casualty, Telecom Italia, back from the brink?

NBI may face two penalty regimes in 2022 amid slow broadband rollout

The firm could see subsidies cut in response to delays, though the communications minister has cited extenuating circumstances