TII Budget Submission 2026
Telecommunications Industry Ireland’s summary recommendations for Budget 2026 are:
- Expand the remit of the Grow Digital Voucher for SMEs to include the costs of enabling fibre and 5G FWA Very High Capacity Network connectivity.
- Fund a fit for purpose mobile public warning system as done in Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, and the UK.
- Fund a multiannual plan to increase the redundancy and security of Ireland’s subsea cables.
- Support the delivery of fibre broadband to premises in fibre broadband “blackspots” outside the National Broadband Plan intervention area.
- Use spectrum fees and receipts from spectrum auctions collected from industry to fund a reduction in mobile coverage ‘blackspots’.
- Upgrade monitored personal alarm devices provided under the Senior Alert Scheme so that they incorporate mobile back up and can function over the fibre network.
- Reduce the fixed cost component on energy bills.
These recommendations are expanded upon in the attached document.
TII Budget Submission 2026 pdf | 363.7 kb
