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Further Input to Consultation Document No. 09/39 on Local Loop Unbundling (‘LLU’) and Sub Loop Unbundling (‘SLU’) Monthly Rental Charges

In response to: http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg0962.pdf Comreg Note “In Consultation Document No. 09/39, ComReg expressed the preliminary view that 1,600 lines represented a highly conservative point at which to draw the boundary between those exchanges that are considered viable for unbundling during the control period (large exchanges) and those that are not (small exchanges). ComReg now believes that a threshold of exchanges containing at least 2,500 lines is appropriate because: In operator responses to Consultation Document No. 09/39, the majority of operators believed that a cut-off of 1,600 lines was inappropriately low. A number of the operators indicated that the cut-off point...

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LLU announcement – too little too late

LLU announcement “too little too late” IrelandOffline today welcomed the European Commission’s approval for a price reduction of 25% in the prices eircom can charge for LLU (local loop unbundling). IrelandOffline also agree that “Broadband competition in Ireland is currently being held up by the high access prices Eircom charges” as mentioned by EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding. Commenting on the announcement Ireland Offlline spokesperson Eamonn Wallace said ” The LLU process is now TEN whole years under (in)active consideration in Ireland.[1] The first consultation on LLU in Ireland was started 10 years ago”[2] This announcement may be too late...

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IrelandOffline rebukes claims of being ill-informed

IrelandOffline today reacted angrily to claims that its comprehensive study of the technology at the core of the recently announced National Broadband Scheme (NBS) were “outdated” and “ill-informed” made by an unnamed spokeswoman for 3 Ireland. When 3 Ireland were announced as the winner of the NBS tender, and details of the technology to be used emerged, IrelandOffline prepared an independent study of the technology’s ability to meet the needs of rural broadband provision. IrelandOffline published this comprehensive document outlining our concerns about the suitability of 3g technology to satisfy the published requirements of the NBS.The document has been rejected...

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IrelandOffline exposes the real figures behind ComReg quarterly report

IrelandOffline exposes the real figures behind ComReg quarterly report Key points: Highest phone line rental in the world (once again omitted from figures in the report) Highest mobile spend in EU Total Internet subscriptions 1.4 million (or, 45% of households), of which nearly 40% are not broadband Having analysed the most recent quarterly report, and consulted with the OECD, IrelandOffline affirm that the suggestion that Ireland have reached the “Top 10” is “wishful thinking”. The only Top 10 we actually feature in is the cost of owning a telephone line, for which the ITU recently reported Ireland as being the most...