The company is facing a three year wait for connection to the National Broadband Plan.

According to Senator Murphy, one company is losing up to €500,000 in revenue each year due to poor phone and Internet infrastructure.

There are 3,224 homes in the Longford town deployment area.

Roscommon currently has the most homes with access at 12,300, representing a 65% completion of the rollout.

Ground based equipment cabinets and fencing are included in the application.

40,000 connection points have been identified in intervention areas in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon

The surveys are part of the National Broadband Plan roll out across the country

The Athlone Councillor says work is stopping just a few fields away from the village.