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EIRCOM has finally rolled out broadband to Ireland’s first e-town. As part of its nationwide broad- band rollout programme, Eircom announced it has broadband-enabled the exchange at Miltown Malbay. Commenting on the launch of broadband in Miultown Malbay, Michael Kennedy, Marketing Direc-
tor, Eircom said, “Eircom is delight- ed to announce the roll out of broad- band to Miltown Malbay in County Clare. Eircom is 100 per cent com- mitted to making broadband avail- able to as many parts of the country as we can.
“The enablement of this exchange and the planned enablement of an ad- ditional 20 exchanges across County Clare demonstrates we are deliver-
ing on our commitments.”
A statement from Eircom said that the Miltown Malbay announcement was part of Eircom’s public commit- ment to broadband-enable over 400 exchanges across Ireland, including a further 20 exchanges in the Clare area.
“Our determined efforts to increase broadband availability nationwide means that more than 900 exchang-
es, representing 96 per cent of the working telephone lines in Ireland, will be connected to a broadband ex- change within the next two years.”
Eircom said that it would pro- vide numerous services through its broadband to meet everyone’s needs, including a music portal, live sports and games online, Internet security, file storage and sharing, and wireless connectivity.