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"We now have the bandwidth in place, costs have come down dramatically and are still falling

"We now have the bandwidth in place, costs have come down dramatically and are still falling." - The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, on the announcement that Microsoft is to handle all its Internet business transactions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa from Dublin.

News monitor column compiled by Conor Pope, Computimes Editor.

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