Broadband take up picks up

While it is good to hear that Ireland had the fifth-highest broadband growth rate among EU and OECD countries last year it is still just a bit depressing to read that we are only ranked 23rd out of 30 in terms of overall broadband penetration. A 12.5 per cent subscription rate is pretty shameful. IrelandOffline chairman Damien Mulley - who has been tirelessly banging on about the glacial pace of broadband rollout in Ireland for years is right when he says today’s stats show that the demand for broadband in Ireland is massive and that the Government needs to do more to ensure broadband access is available throughout the country.