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52mb broadband for

Damien posted the following table of international broadband data from the ITU Notice Japan has 50mb broadband for less than $32 per month? According to Damien the comparable Irish figures are: eircom...

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Noel Dempsey – Ireland's minister for broadband suppression

This is the face in incompetence in Ireland. This is the face of Ireland’s Minister for broadband suppression. This is the face of the minister of communications in Ireland who has presided over...

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100mb broadband for €25 per month

I wrote a post not so long ago about the state of broadband worldwide and how poorly served we are in Ireland. I showed a table of broadband speeds and prices worldwide – based on the table the average...

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Iranian telecoms regulator should hire Irish broadband suppression expertise

However bad things are in Ireland in relation to our broadband speeds – things are even worse in Iran. According to the Guardian, the government there has ordered all ISPs to limit Internet speeds to...

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Appalling state of broadband in Ireland

Forfás* released a damning report on the state of broadband in Ireland on 30th November 2006. Remember, Forfás is an Irish governmental agency operating under the auspices of the Department of...

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Broadband digital divide – Cork vs. Dublin

Further to my last post on the pitiful state of broadband in Ireland – believe it or not, it gets worse! The wholesale cost of broadband is roughly three times more expensive in Cork than it is in...

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Irish mobile broadband becomes more compelling

Several of the Irish mobile operators now have mobile broadband offerings and the offerings are getting more and more compelling! All the operators are using the same Huawei external USB mobile...

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3 Ireland's Mobile broadband offering – slow and unstable?

Getting broadband from your mobile operator is a very tempting proposition as I have mentioned previously. It allows you to finally get rid of that landline you so rarely use (and pay a fortune in...

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De Valera's isolationist policies rise again

There have been a couple of posts recently on the sad state of broadband in Ireland – specifically these posts from Sean McNamara and Damien . I’m on a 3mb dsl connection. And that is one of the faster...

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Irish govt appoints "Internet Czar"

I read in the irish Independent this morning that the Irish Govt has appointed an “Internet Czar” – someone to keep us all safe on the Internet. John Laffan is due to take up his role as the director...

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Friday Morning Green Numbers round-up 01/22/2010

Photo credit arekiiu via Flickr Here is this week’s Friday Green numbers round-up: Vice President Biden Kicks Off $7.2 Billion Recovery Act Broadband Program | BriefingRoom on Connected Planet Online...

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