Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when land line broadband will be made available in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo. [20186/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband, is a matter for the private sector. Broadband service providers operate in a fully liberalised market, regulated, where appropriate, by the independent Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. I have no function in the matter of the enabling for broadband purposes of exchanges owned by private companies. However, it is hoped that the facilitation of greater competition via the introduction of broadband from different technology platforms will encourage the more rapid enabling of all exchanges for broadband. My role as Minister is to promote the necessary statutory and regulatory framework to facilitate competition between the private providers.