{"id":13957,"date":"2017-05-24T09:04:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T08:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=13957"},"modified":"2017-05-24T09:04:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T08:04:41","slug":"2017-summary-broadband-pledges-parties-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/2017-summary-broadband-pledges-parties-northern-ireland.html","title":{"rendered":"A 2017 Summary of the Broadband Pledges from Parties in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past week we&#8217;ve highlighted the broadband and internet related commitments from nearly all of the major UK political parties (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/final-uk-labour-party-manifesto-hints-300mbps-broadband.html\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/uk-liberal-democrats-2017-pledge-30mbps-2gbps-fttp.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/2017-conservative-party-manifesto-short-surprises-broadband.html\">here<\/a>) and Plaid Cymru in Wales (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/plaid-cymrus-2017-manifesto-pledges-ultra-fast-broadband-wales.html\">here<\/a>). Today we&#8217;ve done a quick summary of what the key parties in Northern Ireland are promising.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At present around 98% of N.Ireland is already covered by a &#8220;<em>fibre broadband<\/em>&#8221; style network, although most of this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttc\">FTTC<\/a> (note: only about a third comes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a>&#8217;s cable) and as a result just 80%+ can actually access &#8220;<em>superfast broadband<\/em>&#8221; (<strong>24Mbps+<\/strong>) speeds. Suffice to say that there&#8217;s plenty of room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally the political parties of N.Ireland haven&#8217;t put much effort into campaigning on issues of digital connectivity (they have more important concerns). At present the country is also going through another bout of political turmoil and has only just had one election, which means the manifestos are broadly unchanged from the March 2017 vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>SDLP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdlp.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.sdlp.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Manifesto Policy on Broadband (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdlp.ie\/site\/assets\/files\/43536\/sdlp_manifesto_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>We will ensure the full application of rural proofing to promote equal and fair access to public services, transportation and high speed broadband and support for rural businesses<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Sinn Fein<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Manifesto Policy on Broadband (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinnfein.ie\/files\/2017\/MANIFESTO_ENGLISH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Rural &#8211; Extend fast-speed broadband to rural communities<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Ulster Unionists UUP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uup.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.uup.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Manifesto Policy on Broadband (<a href=\"https:\/\/uup.org\/assets\/policies\/uup%20ae17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>The provision of broadband in Northern Ireland lags far behind the UK as a whole. There is firm evidence of a further divide within Northern Ireland between urban and rural areas. In recognising the importance of businesses to be connected in the increasingly digitised marketplace, we would promote alternative technologies in the delivery of broadband services<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Democratic Unionist Party DUP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.mydup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Manifesto Policy on Broadband (<a href=\"http:\/\/dev.mydup.com\/images\/uploads\/publications\/DUP_Manifesto_2017_v2_SINGLES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n<em>No mentions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allianceparty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.allianceparty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Manifesto Policy on Broadband (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allianceparty.org\/document\/manifesto\/2017-assembly-manifesto.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>):<br \/>\n&#8220;<em>Invest in greater coverage for broadband and mobile telephone coverage<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sadly none of the parties have put down any specific funding or targets for improving the country&#8217;s broadband connectivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past week we&#8217;ve highlighted the broadband and internet related commitments from nearly all of the major UK political parties (here, here and here) and Plaid Cymru in Wales (here). 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