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FORFÁS URGES RESPONSE ON IRELAND’S BROADBAND DEFICIT
Ireland currently has a broadband deficit of 360,000 connections and must meet and double this target by 2007 in order to remain competitive, a new report has urged. Since last year, Ireland has fallen further behind the average and leading countries to which it is most often compared, the report found. The latest Forfás Broadband Telecommunications Benchmarking report, released on 29 November, assesses Ireland’s competitiveness in relation to 21 countries and presents an update of progress over the past 12 months, as well as setting out recommended actions for 2005. In order to catch up by 2007, Ireland needs to overturn the deficit of 360,000 broadband connections. Given the additional growth other countries are expected to experience during that period, the report also recommended that another 370,000 lines are also required, bringing the total to more than 700,000 connections. Source: www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single4136