If you have access to broadband in Ireland, count yourself lucky, because according to a recent EU report, Ireland is nearly the worst country in the EU for broadband Internet access. I’m sure that you’ll also be delighted to hear that we are among the most expensive too. So much for the Celtic Tiger.
At €15 per connection, Eircom is raking in the profits while the end user suffers with high contention ratios, and higher charges. The EU report lays the blame squarely at the door of our government for the lack of regulation of the telecoms sector and the complete lack of teeth goven to COMREG.
If yu want to get some idea of how bad Internet access is in this country, have a look at the forums at Irish ISP Test or Ireland Offline.
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