Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have accepted the challenge the Deputy put to me. That is why, during the talks on the programme for Government, I proposed the establishment of a task force to deal with the problems with mobile phone coverage and wireless and mobile broadband services. The task force was established in July and will publish its recommendations in the coming weeks. However, I have not waited for it to publish its recommendations. We have been able to address some of the issues that have arisen in the interim as part of an ongoing process and will make announcements in the coming weeks in that regard. This is an ongoing process that will improve the quality of mobile phone coverage, improve 3G and 4G broadband coverage, as well as wireless broadband coverage. That is why in October I released the 3.6 GHz spectrum, which will allow for additional capacity on both mobile and wireless networks to improve the services available.

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