The Irish government formally signed the controversial National Broadband Plan contract at an event on Tuesday afternoon.forced to resign
The plan was originally estimated to cost €500 million, but it has since been confirmed that the cost to the public will be €3billion. The aim of the NBP is to provide high-speed broadband to 1.1 million people across 540,000 premises. Other counties where more than €100million will be spent include Donegal , Kerry , Mayo and Tipperary .The county-by-county breakdown can be seen below:Fianna Fáil TD Jack Chambers has warned that commercial operators are already planning to legally challenge the plan.
"The signing of a contract for the National Broadband Plan should be a momentous day for rural Ireland. Instead, the cost overruns, delays and political hi-jinks which have dogged the plan will likely only leave a sour taste in taxpayers' mouths."