The long-awaited National Broadband Plan is facing yet another delay, and it’s estimated that the year 2022 will be in full swing by the time every home in Ireland has access to high-speed internet.
The acting government has pushed back its own deadline to implement the plan, and has confirmed that no contract will be signed with the winning bidder until at least next year.
The previous deadline indicated that 85% of premises in Ireland should have high-speed broadband connections by 2018, and 100% by 2020.
Ireland has some of the worst broadband coverage in Europe, though service has steadily improved since 2014.