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Eir chief executive Carolan Lennon, and director of regulatory and public policy Gary Healy: Ms Lennon said 42 per cent of Irish people lived in rural areas compared to an EU average of 27 per cent. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Eir CEO defends decision to exit National Broadband Plan

Eir’s chief executive Carolan Lennon has defended her company’s controversial decision to pull out of the Government’s broadband process at the last m(...)

Commissioners sought. The deadline for applications for the two roles, which will have regulatory oversight of an increasingly complex telephone and broadband market here, is August 16th. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Comreg expected to appoint new commissioners within months

The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is expected to fill two of its most senior roles over the next two months ahead of a busy schedu(...)

Minister for Communication Denis Naughten who has been urged to beef up the resources and powers of telco regulator ComReg. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / THE IRISH TIMES
Ryanair results, Objections to Donnybrook apartments, and ComReg’s lack of staff

In breaking news this morning, Ryanair profits fell 20 per cent to €319 million in the three months ended June 30th on lower air fares and higher cost(...)

Minister for Communication Denis Naughten: ComReg needs to be given additional powers to allow it to regulate the market effectively. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Communications watchdog needs 70 extra staff, Minister told

The communications regulator is seriously understaffed with an additional 70 employees needed to help it carry out its duties, Minister for Communicat(...)

Eir said: “Providing best in class technologies such as fibre to the home carries significantly higher costs in rural locations than in urban and suburban locations.” Photo Karl Hussey/ Fennell Photography
Telcos threaten to boycott Eir network in row over pricing

Telecoms firms, including Vodafone and BT, are considering a boycott of Eir’s wholesale network in parts of rural Ireland in a row over pricing. The (...)

Earlier this year, the Government agreed a deal with the telecoms firm, which saw 300,000 homes removed from the State scheme and placed back into Eir’s commercial rollout plans
State subsidy for broadband plan could be 60% higher than predicted

The State subsidy required for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) may be 60 per cent higher than originally anticipated because of the Government’s dec(...)

Eir’s dominant position in the telecoms market in Ireland was examined amid allegations of anti-competitive practices.
Regulatory review stops short of recommending Eir split

A regulatory review of Eir’s governance model has stopped short of calling for a complete separation of the former state monopoly’s wholesale and reta(...)

Eir’s rivals claim its fault repair times fall below European industry norms and diminish the service they provide.
Eir takes High Court action in row over fault repair times

Eir has initiated High Court proceedings against telecoms watchdog ComReg in a row over fault repair times. The State’s largest telco claims ComReg h(...)

ComReg has given Eir and its rivals a three-month window to negotiate the level of service credit owed if Eir breaks the new two-day rule. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
ComReg ruling makes quicker phone line repairs more likely

Phone users can expect swifter fault repair times following a new ruling by telecoms watchdog ComReg. Under the ruling, the State’s largest telco, (...)

Comreg has given Eir four weeks to respond to its findings.
Eir accused of discriminating against telecoms rivals

Eir could be facing multi million euro fines for acting in an anti-competitive manner towards rivals that use its network. The State’s largest telco(...)

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