National Broadband Ireland has announced that 1,200 premises in the Emyvale Deployment Area have been successfully connected in recent days. Overall, there are now 5,750 premises that can order or pre-order a high-speed connection in County Monaghan.
Up to 16,000 premises in Co Monaghan 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, the County will receive €60 million of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. Over a third of all premises in the Monaghan broadband intervention area are now able to connect to high-speed fibre on the National Broadband Ireland network.
Speaking to Northern Sound News Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of National Broadband Ireland, said: "We are calling on residents in the Monaghan deployment area to visit nbi.ie to check their Eircode to see if they can get connected and register for updates.
He also added that It is our goal to give homes and businesses throughout Ireland the opportunity to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides.
