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Black Valley Homes Get High-Speed Fibre Broadband

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Black Valley resident and NBI customer Anna Downing (centre) in her home with Minister of State Ossian Smyth and her neighbour Marcia Kissane speaking with Anna’s daughter in Adelaide, Australia through Anna’s high-speed broadband connection.  Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has today hosted an event in the Black Valley in Kerry to mark the first connections to high-speed fibre broadband in the remote location.

Works to connect the Black Valley are almost complete with most homes and farms in the area able to connect to high-speed fibre broadband.

The remaining build works for a small number of premises in the most remote parts of the valley are set to be completed in the coming months.

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Black Valley was famously one of the last regions in Ireland to be connected to the electricity grid in 1977.

The completion of these works will mean that residents in the area will have the same access to 1 Gigabit, reliable broadband as any of the almost 290,000 premises that NBI has passed across the country.

Works to connect the Black Valley involved unique challenges with NBI consulting with government officials, conservationists and local residents to ensure that the fibre rollout to the valley caused minimum disruption or impact to the natural beauty and heritage of the region.

Minister of State Ossian Smyth was present at the event which included local public representatives and residents of the Black Valley. Minister Smyth said: “The rollout to Black Valley encapsulates the work of the National Broadband Plan and I’m very proud to be here today to see first-hand the impact that a connection to high-speed broadband will have for local residents and businesses.”

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland said: “The delivery of fibre broadband to the Black Valley is a significant milestone for NBI, and we are delighted to have end customers already connected and enjoying the benefits of reliable, high-speed broadband. This was one of the most challenging parts of our rollout, and we are delivering it with minimum impact to the natural beauty of the region and without disruption to the Black Valley’s important tourism season.”

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Work Underway To Install High-Speed Broadband In Black Valley

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Pictured in the Black Valley on Tuesday were Joe Lavin, Hazel Casanova and TJ Malone, National Broadband Ireland (NBI). Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD.

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has today hosted a media event in Black Valley as works are under way to install the NBI high-speed fibre broadband network in the remote location which is expected to be live in the second half of the year with residents already able to pre-order their connection.

NBI Deployment CEO, TJ Malone, was present for the event which also included representatives from the local council.

In his opening remarks, Mr Malone said:  ”As a significant national rollout of essential infrastructure, the National Broadband Plan is often rightly compared to rural electrification. It is well known that Black Valley was one of the last locations to get electricity due to its remoteness and challenging terrain, so we are extremely pleased to be commencing the rollout of our high-speed fibre network now with a view to connections being available later this year.

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“We are determined to ensure the rollout is as fast as possible and connection is made easy for Black Valley residents, and we have a plan in place to work around the location’s all-important tourist season. We also put in place an early pre-order facility from February 1st specifically to facilitate residents as this will enable preliminary connection works in the main build phase and save time later.

“Black Valley is a symbol of NBI’s mission that no area will be left behind no matter how rural or remote and we are delighted that this beautiful location moves one step closer to high-speed fibre today, with all the opportunities that will unlock for the local community,” he added.

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