Written answers

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Broadband Services

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of non-residential business users with access to broadband across the State and the percentage of non residential users with broad band speed less than 1.99Mbps, between 2Mbps and 9.99Mbps and speeds in excess of 10Mbps. [51714/12]

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of non-residential business users with access to broad band through DSL, cable, satellite or mobile platforms. [51715/12]

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together.

The following table sets out data from the Commission for Communications Regulation’s (ComReg) most recent Quarterly Report which is publically available on its website.

Broadband Speeds
Total number of non-residential subscribers
Less than or equal to 1.99 Mbps
13,593
2 Mbps - 9.99 Mbps
246,944
Greater than or equal to 10 Mbps.
13,716
Total non-residential subscriptions
274,253

Broadband Platform
Total number of non-residential subscribers
DSL
140,427
Mobile
110,443
Fixed Wireless Access
17,139
Cable
3,215
Satellite/Fibre
3,029
Total non-residential subscriptions
274,253

Further data are also available at the following CSO link

http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/informationsociety/

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