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With regard to rural broadband the             strategy and support implementation.
                  government will be contracting a
                  commercial operator through a                  Wexford Town is the first of three
                  sub-vented scheme to provide                   towns in the county included in the
                  broadband outside of commercially              first phase of SIRO’s (joint venture
                  viable areas (i.e. 96% of island land          company between ESB and
                  mass) over coming years.   The                 Vodafone) 100% fibre-optic

                  Local Authority will have a key role           broadband network rollout with
                  in terms of delivery on the ground.            construction now underway.
                  The Local Authority Broadband                  Enniscorthy and Gorey will also be
                  Officer will work with the chosen              connected under this phase with
                  provider to support infrastructure/            download speeds of up to
                  capital works, develop a local                 1000Mbps.






























                                                                        Intervention Area

                                                                        Co. Wexford


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