Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national broadband scheme infrastructure will be completed in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1996/11]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Under the terms of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) contract, the NBS Service Provider, 3, is obliged to establish the infrastructure and make the specified NBS services available to fixed businesses and residences within the NBS Coverage Area. The rollout of the provision of NBS services advanced incrementally over a 22-month period and was completed in October 2010.

In line with the NBS contract, broadband services are available to all premises within each of the 1,028 designated NBS Electoral Divisions (ED), including those in County Kerry. As part of its commitment to deliver a total of 389 NBS sites, one site in County Kerry remains to be constructed and integrated into 3's NBS network.