High Speed Connectivity on the Way in County Longford

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) have announced that surveying works in several areas of Longford are well underway.

In Longford, there are 8,698 premises in the Intervention Area (IA), which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools. This equates to 39% of all premises in the county. Under the National Broadband Plan, Longford will see an investment of €34M in the new high speed fibre network. This will enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment, e-health initiatives, better energy efficiency in the home, and facilitate increased levels of remote working.

NBI crews have made substantial progress in Longford, where the following areas have been surveyed: Granard, Ballybrien, Graffoge, Ballymaurice, Abbeylara, Derragh, Tonywarden, Toneen, Castlebrock, Kilcourcey, Asnagh, Lisryan, Balloo, Coolamber, Ringowney, Kiltykeary, Lisnageeragh, Culloge, Moondarragh, Cartronreagh, Bracklon, Aghafin, Curry, Cam, Clonwhelan, Edgeworthstown, Garryandrew, Shantum, Gneeve, Lissanure, Garryconnell, Carnan, and Cornapark.

These initial works pave the way for the next stage of deploying fibre on poles/ducts and includes the erection of poles, unblocking of ducts, and the insertion of sub duct into existing ducts, for the fibre to be installed.

All NBI contractors will also carry official ID cards and essential worker letters and have received training on adhering to all Covid 19 guidelines. They will have vehicles, PPE, and signage with both their own, and NBI logos.

NBI’s website www.nbi.ie has a search tool to enable the public to check whether their premises is within the rollout area, and to show indicative dates for areas being surveyed. There is also a facility to register for updates on this. NBI’s contact centre can be reached at 0818 624 624 (lo-call) or contactus@nbi.ie  

Read more about connectivity and free WiFi access facilities available in County Longford:

Broadband connection points in County Longford

FREE remote working facilities in County Longford

Enquiries:

Broadband Officer email: broadbandofficer@longfordcoco.ie 

Longford County Council, Great Water St, Longford N39 NH56