While the provision of broadband services is, in the first instance, a matter for private sector service providers, the Government has intervened in the market in instances of market failure. The National Broadband Scheme (NBS) and the Rural Broadband Scheme (RBS) are examples of such interventions.
The RBS aims to provide a basic broadband service to individual, unserved rural premises including any premises in Lorrha, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Any applications received from residents in this area prior to the closing date for the scheme (29th July 2011) will be assessed in accordance with the terms of the Scheme. The exercise to fully process all of the approximately 5000 nationwide applications received is expected to be completed by the end of September.