An EU competition probe into the National Broadband Plan wrapped up at the end of 2024 with Brussels finding in favour of the State scheme in a complaint taken by a smaller broadband provider. It marks the end, at least for now, of a five-year odyssey for regional broadband provider Wireless Connect in its challenge to the National Broadband Plan under EU competition law. The ruling was handed down at the end of November and published in late December. In November 2019, Wireless Connect filed a complaint with the European Commission taking issue with the Commission’s decision to approve the…

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