[ILUG] Government Tender to provide rural broadband coverage

[David Howe]

Mike,
On Fri, January 23, 2009 9:09 pm, Michael Watterson wrote:

Thanks for the comprehensive replt.

> It does not give ANY broadband coverage as 3G/HSDPA is not Broadband. If
> it did,  it would bring Ireland to 80% to 90% coverage.

Agreed. It is not broadband as defined by most authoritative sources.

> Read the Posts.

Read the Posts and the feedback is pretty damning. The digital divide is
here to stay by the looks of it.

> *Read these
>
> *http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055306977
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055427127
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1147
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055468698
> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055442502
> http://irelandoffline.org/
>
> --
> Mike
>
>


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