AQW 23180/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of (i) domestic; and (ii) commercial customers that have signed up for Fibrus internet contracts, broken down by constituency.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 27 September 2021

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Tabled
27 September 2021
Answer due by
12 October 2021
Answered
5 October 20218 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

The number of domestic and commercial customers that have signed up for Fibrus internet contracts is regarded as commercially sensitive and, under the terms of the State aid compliant contract, the Department is not in a position to disclose this. The release of such information could be detrimental to the company's business interests by giving commercial advantage to competitors and creating unintended expectations. I can, however, confirm that Fibrus Networks report that the number of premises passed, up to September 2021, by constituency, is set out in the table below. This means that citizens in these premises are in a position to order a service, should they wish to do so.

ConstituencyPremises Passed
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE623
MID ULSTER1353
NEWRY AND ARMAGH4
NORTH ANTRIM1234
SOUTH DOWN2330
STRANGFORD400
Total5944

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