THE first steps have
been taken in the effort to connect the Metropolitan
Area (broadband) Networks in Buncrana and Carndonagh,
according to a local TD.
Deputy Charlie McConalogue held a public meeting in
Buncrana on the issue last night attended by local
businesses and public sector organisations along
with other public representatives.
"It was a productive meeting in that it was about
communicating the benefits of the networks to
organisations. Niall Beirne of e|net gave us a full
overview of the current status of the networks. He
highlighted the further need for the local business
community to work together to make the case to have
the MANs lit." |
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Deputy Charlie McConalogue. |
The FF deputy added:
"By working together we can communicate the benefits
of the networks and work towards bringing down the
costs of the service which are an inhibiting factor
at present. The key to this is determining the real
level of demand for the service among private and
public sector organisations. The meeting last night
was a useful first step in this process.
"It is unacceptable that we are now in a situation
whereby we have the infrastructure available but we
are not in a position to use it. We need to move
towards a solution to this. I am heartened by the
interest and support shown to date and I believe we
can achieve a result through our collective effort.” |
