1,800 more Longford homes, businesses and farms can now connect to fibre broadband
Area covers the rural surrounds of Edgeworthstown, Granard, and Killasonna
Over 1,800 Longford properties in National Broadband Ireland’s (NBI) Lismacaffrey deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection.
The area covers the rural surrounds of Edgeworthstown, Granard, and Killasonna as well as premises along the Longford-Westmeath county border near Lismacaffrey.
9,000 premises in Co Longford are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co Longford will receive €34m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.
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There are 1,810 Longford premises in the Lismacaffrey deployment area that can join the National Broadband Ireland network.
Works have already been completed in other parts of Longford and there are a total of 4,735 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 1,661 connections made so far. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.
Network build works are also continuing across Longford with works in progress for almost 1,400 premises near Ballymahon and almost 2,100 premises near Aughnacliffe. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at https://nbi.ie/eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up-to-date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.
Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that over 1,800 Longford premises around Lismacaffrey can now order high-speed broadband services through the National Broadband Ireland network. This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second.
“Over 4,700 homes, businesses and farms in Co Longford can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the National Broadband Ireland network.
This includes over 3,300 premises near Longford Town. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases.
We are encouraging Longford residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”