Streamlining broadband roll out
This move would also be a key factor ducts in facilitating the proposed one-stop shop promised by Ryan, whereby all State-owned ducting and fibre (running under motorways and along rail, gas and electricity networks, for example) would be administered by a single State entity, thereby streamlining access by telecoms companies to accelerate the roll out of broadband services, Henry gamequacces.net added.
The legislation amends ducts Part 5 of the Communications (Regulation) Act 2002. Under the 2002 Act, local authorities are the sole consent giving authority for local trunking ducting, regional, national and motorways.
The amendment designates the NRA as a road authority for national roads, including motorways, and gives it overall responsibility for the planning, supervision and construction of maintenance works on national roads and motorways.
“It is also beneficial for telecom operators to deal with one single point of contact rather than potentially multiple local authorities,” Ryan TD Siliconrepublic.com.
“It will also greatly streamline the process for getting access to ducting running channels along national roads and motorways for telecoms operators.”
