1. Broadband Available in Harold’s Cross By Siobhan Buffini N00074174

2. Companies providing Internet Access in D6W

3. Digiweb are the only telecommunications company that don’t provide a phone service. All the other providers listed provide a phone service. Eircom Started as a telephone company and now is a popular internet provider. All companies listed are a data communication company Telecommunications Company

4. UPC use optical fibre connections Eircom use copper connections Another popular choice for the companies listed is cable connection. Medium used?

5. 1. Eircom Business Starter 2. UPC – small to medium enterprise – Basic Package 3. Imagine - Breeze Options available to Dublin 6W

6. Eircom Business Starter Up to 8mb download speed Free wifi access Unlimited download allowance Free Google adwords voucher (€75) Self Installation connection Technicalities

7. Free wifi modem Upload speed of 1.1mb 350mb free web space Security Firewall 12 month contract

8. Monthly fee of €40 Free connection fee Free Google Ad voucher Eircom - Costs

9. Suitable 1-30 employees Low connection ratio Static IP addressing to enable VPNs Dedicated customer support Speed of up to 10Mb UPC – SME – Basic Package

10. 2 voice lines No line rental Connection fee Downstream 10Mb Upstream 1Mb DATA uncapped

11. UPC is payable only by direct debit. There is an additional charge of €3 a month if you do not pay by Direct Debit. Cons

12. Monthly fee of €49 Connection fee of €80 Plus €3 every month if not paying by Direct Debit UPC - Costs

13. Symmetrical – same high speed up and down Static IP address – as standard No usage limits Low contention – 24:1 to 4:1 Upload download speed – 4Mb Imagine – Breeze (contented)

14. Connection Charge Download allowance Unlimited Contention ratio 24:1

15. Monthly cost of €45.27 Connection fee €150 Imagine - Costs

16. Leading supplier of business broadband facilities For mid to large scale companies Flexible – Can be used to provide broadband to your main office as well as points such as ATMs, portacabins and points of sale Digiweb - Metro

17. Download speed of up to 4Mb Upload speed of 1Mb Connection fee Traffic quota

18. Monthly fee of €35.95 Connection fee €129 Digiweb- Costs

19. The Eircom Business starter package suits my business needs best. 12 month contract – good because business is unpredictable. Less likely to break contract and incur a penalty. Cheap without the quality being affected Reliable – With the choice being down to UPC or Eircom, after some research in the area I discovered that UPC customers had been left without phone services for days and were unsatisfied with the service. My Choice

20. 41% retail share 57,000 broadband customers Award winning

21. www.eircom.ie www.broadbandireland.ie www.getbroadband.ie www.upc.ie www.digiweb.ie www.imagine.ie References