Galway Advertiser 2001/2001_11_08/GA_08112001_E1_019.pdf 

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Roll out of mobile technology in west held up
B Y J U L I E T I E R N E Y

Get the roads in order says Sinn Fein candidate
IT I S TIME THE G A L W A Y CORPORATION IMPROVED AND

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Thomas McDonogh & Sons

T H E ARRIVAL of high-speed mobile internet access in the west has being jeopardised by public representatives opposing the investment plans for short-term political gain.
THAT'S DANUTA ACCORDING GRAY, TO WHICH STILL NEEDS CHIEF CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT.

R E P A I R E D THE CITY'S ROADS AND FOOTPATHS ACCORDING TO S I N N F E I N ' S GALWAY W E S T CANDIDATE DANIEL CALLANAN. HE LAMBASTED THE

EXECUTIVE, D I G F O N E , WHO WAS SPEAKING AT D I G I F O N E ' S ANNUAL DEALERS' CONFERENCE IN GALWAY ON FRIDAY. REFERRING TO THE "WIRELESS WEST". GRAY SAID THAT

T H E VERY PLACE THAT NEEDS A M O D E M TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOW BEING DENIED NUMBER THIS B Y A SMALL INTEREST

CORPORATION

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CALLED, ITS "FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED

GROUPS AND ELECTED PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES," SAID GRAY. GRAY SAID WIRELESS

DIGIFONE HAD INVESTED MORE THAN A HALF BILLION POUNDS IN ESTABLISHING AND UPGRADING ITS 2 G NETWORK WHILE AT THE S A M E TIME FACING ONGOING OPPOSITION FROM PUBLIC

FOOTPATHS AND ROADS" AT A RECENT MEETING IN THE

TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM REMOTE REGIONS. " T H E AVAILABILITY OF WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY WILL HELP TO BRING THE B E N E F I T S O F THE INFORMATION AGE TO EVERY B U S I N E S S AND H O M E IN THE WEST O F IRELAND AND WILL B E AS ESSENTIAL AS OTHER

WESTSIDE CENTRE.

COMMUNITY

" G I V E N THE CURRENT SPATE O F ROADWORKS AND DIGGING GOING ON ALL OVER THE CITY, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO AN OBSTACLE COURSE

INTERESTS GROUPS AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN REGION. S H E SAID THE FUTURE O F THIRD-GENERATION (3G)

PARTICULARLY FOR CYCLISTS AND OLD P E O P L E , " SOLICITOR BY HE SAID. A

MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES (WHICH CAN SUPPLY A RANGE OF

INFRASTRUCTURE AS ROADS AND RAIL. T H E ADVENT O F N E W GPRS AND 3 G WILL THIS

PROFESSION,

CALLANAN SAID A NUMBER O F P E O P L E HAVE C O M E TO H I S OFFICE WITH INJURIES WHICH HE IS INFORMED, RESULTED "FROM THE DISGRACEFUL NATURE OF THE ROADS". H E SAID FLOODING IN ROADS IS ALSO A DISGRACE AND HE CALLED UPON THE CORPORATION TO RECTIFY THIS AS WELL.

MULTIMEDIA SERVICES AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS TO MOBILE

ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT," SHE SAID.

DEVICES) IS BEING THREATENED BY P U B L I C REPRESENTATIVES OPPOSING THE ROLLOUT O F

D I G I F O N E C L A I M S THAT IT WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS ABOUT

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY. "A NUMBER OF PUBLIC

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H u g e savings in all departments including

REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUE TO O P P O S E OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR SHORT-TERM POLITICAL GAIN AND THIS I S RESULTING IN A DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THE EASTERN P A N OF THE COUNTRY WHICH NOW HAS A WELL DEVELOPED

INFRASTRUCTURE IN RELATION TO HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT MAINTAINS THAT IT HAS ALWAYS TAKEN THE VIEW THAT COMMUNITIES MUST BE CONSULTED PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCING IN THEIR AREAS.

CALLANAN SAID IT WAS A BAD STATE O F AFFAIRS W H E N THE PEOPLE OF GALWAY PAID THEIR TAXES AND COULD NOT WALK THE FOOTPATHS OR DRIVE THEIR CARS.

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C O M M U N I C A T I O N S INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE WEST

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