Ireland needs to change it’s attitude towards broadband in order for the country to progress and create jobs.

Broadband is a necessary part of both domestic and business life in Ireland today and we need to change our line of thought in relation to this. Rural and urban parts of our country continue to have difficulty in getting connected in spite of unrelenting promises to service the entire island of Ireland.

We need a more efficient, reliable and economical broadband service throughout the entire country that will attract new businesses as well as opening up many towns and villages to new employment opportunities.

A report by The National Competitiveness Council published on July 22 recently named broadband services in Ireland as one of the most expensive in the world and said: “The challenge for Ireland is to deliver higher quality/speed services at existing prices.”

Everything about businesses depends on the internet: the websites, e-mail, payments, banking, accounts, for some even the business phone line is delivered online. The same remains for households. Our future success relies our government delivering on promises to connect everyone in this country regardless of geographical location.