Communications Committee
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Online firms in breach of new safety laws may face fines linked to financial turnover
- Media & Marketing
- January 10, 2020, 16:21
Significant fines for online companies who breach new digital safety laws could be linked to financial turnover, Minister for Communications Richard B(...)

RTÉ director to say a seven-year wait for new broadcasting charge is ‘untenable’
- Irish News
- December 9, 2019, 21:13
A possible seven-year wait for a new broadcasting charge to replace the television licence fee is “untenable”, RTÉ’s director general is expected to t(...)

RTÉ wrestles with future while reminiscing about the golden age of the past
- Politics
- November 7, 2019, 07:58
Good morning. Days after the death of Gay Byrne, the dominant and outstanding figure in its history, RTÉ outlined overnight the measures it will have(...)

Broadband plan: FG committee members say review of €3bn project a waste of time
- Politics
- August 27, 2019, 13:33
It would be a “waste of time” to independently review the €3 billion national broadband plan, Fine Gael members of the Oireachtas Communications Commi(...)

Rural group claims far cheaper broadband alternative
- Irish News
- July 12, 2019, 01:00
An umbrella group of small rural broadband providers has said it can meet the objectives of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) for an up-front commitme(...)

Regulator raises prospect of forcing State to provide rural broadband even at a loss
- Technology
- July 11, 2019, 11:06
Telecoms regulator Comreg has raised the prospect of applying a universal service obligation (USO) for broadband to homes and premises currently not s(...)

Irish telcos accuse Eir of ‘tactical interference’ in broadband project
- Irish News
- July 8, 2019, 11:59
Eir has rejected suggestions that its mooted €1 billion plan to deliver the objectives of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) was a form of “tactical in(...)

TDs to send questions to preferred bidder for broadband contract
- Irish News
- July 3, 2019, 13:31
The Oireachtas Communications committee is to send a list of questions on the National Broadband Plan to David McCourt, the investor leading the prefe(...)

Eir’s cost claims strike at FG’s reputation as custodian of finances
- Irish News
- July 1, 2019, 00:52
Since its explosive claim that it could deliver the objectives of the National Broadband Plan for €1 billion, Eir has shown little sign of resiling fr(...)

Consumer safety is gig economy’s biggest problem
- Innovation
- February 21, 2019, 05:55
Mark Paul wrote a perceptive assessment in an opinion piece on January 24th last. The business affairs correspondent of this newspaper observed the te(...)