Two weeks ago, The Currency sent the Department of Communications a freedom of information request for an unredacted copy of the National Broadband Plan contract in light of the gaps unveiled by our coverage between government promises and the financial structure of National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company selected to connect half a million rural homes and businesses under the plan. The Department has now rejected this request. Its reply itself contains a number of revelations. ***** A heavily redacted, unsigned version of the National Broadband Plan contract was published in August 2020, nine months after its signature, with entire…

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