Computers around the world are connected to a network called the Internet which allows them to communicate with one another.

Please use this website to learn about:

• The Internet
• Broadband
• Broadband in use
• Broadband delivery
• County and Group Broadband schemes
• Regional Broadband

The Internet is now part of everyday life in Ireland. At home and at work its acceptance has grown to the extent that it is now difficult to imagine being without it. But the Internet does not stand still. It changes and adapts to new technologies as they are introduced. One such technology is broadband, which removes many of the barriers and frustrations experienced by many when accessing the Internet through a dialup telephone line.

Guide to Broadband in the Midlands
A guide to Broadband in the Midlands as jointly published by Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath County Councils. Please see the document below.
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	Guide to Broadband in the Midlands

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