Senior state watchdog official now working for country's largest telecoms firm

Rival write to Comreg as Kjeld Hartog leaves to advise Eir on pricing

eir hired employee from state watchdog. Pic: RollingNews.ie

Leading Irish telcos are uneasy aboutEir’s recruitment of a senior official from the regulator’s office, according to a report in today's Irish Times.

Comreg’s head of regulatory finance Kjeld Hartog is leaving to join the country’s largest telecoms firm as a senior adviser on pricing.

Kjeld Hartog has been with Comreg since 2010 and played a key role in shaping the regulator’s pricing policy in the wholesale market.

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