GIVE US WI FI BROADBAND NOW!!!!!

This week I have called for Castlebar, Westport and Ballina to be made into a public access wireless broadband zone similar to UK cities such as Manchester and Birmingham.

I am calling on the Government and Mayo Co. Council to transform our town centres into a broadband wifi zone where anyone with a mobile phone or laptop computer could access the internet from any point within the zone. “Such a scheme is already in place in both Manchester and Birmingham, where it is possible to log-on to the internet from the comfort of a park bench in the centre of both cities . I am proposing that as a first-step, areas around Castlebar, Ballina and Westport should become a wireless zone for Mayo people. “

An ICT enabled Mayo town will be a hallmark of our urban areas as the 21st century progresses. It is a shame that there have been no real initiatives in Ireland to ensure that we might lead the way in providing widespread accessible and affordable internet access. The development of a public access wifi zone in Mayo towns would be a means to redress the balance in Mayo.