Transition from Eir's copper network - Proposed principles and notification procedures

The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) was published by the Dept of Communications Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) on 30 August 2012. Further details were announced by the Minister for the DCENR (the Minister), on 15 July 2015, in a draft strategy document which sets out how the Government proposes to ensure the delivery of high-speed broadband in areas where the service providers are unlikely to provide such services commercially (i.e., the NBP intervention area(s)). 1 On the 22 December 2015, DCENR published the NBP Intervention Strategy - Updated December 2015 which takes into account the submissions received to the July 2015 publication. 2 For clarity, ComReg has no decision-making role in the design of the NBP (including decisions on the mapping or tendering process) or the award of any contracts under the NBP. As such, these NBP decision-making matters are outside of ComReg’s remit. The decision-making with respect to these matters is the responsibility of the DCENR and the Minister.

The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) was published by the Dept of Communications Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) on 30 August 2012. Further details were announced by the Minister for the DCENR (the Minister), on 15 July 2015, in a draft strategy document which sets out how the Government proposes to ensure the delivery of high-speed broadband in areas where the service providers are unlikely to provide such services commercially (i.e., the NBP intervention area(s)). 1 On the 22 December 2015, DCENR published the NBP Intervention Strategy - Updated December 2015 which takes into account the submissions received to the July 2015 publication. 2 For clarity, ComReg has no decision-making role in the design of the NBP (including decisions on the mapping or tendering process) or the award of any contracts under the NBP. As such, these NBP decision-making matters are outside of ComReg’s remit. The decision-making with respect to these matters is the responsibility of the DCENR and the Minister.