Telecoms

Comreg says Eir can offer wholesale broadband discounts subject to its approval

Communications regulator says telco can offer discounts for its wholesale fibre broadband services but only with its approval

Eir had claimed in a complaint to the European Commission in early December that the regulator had made a number of errors when assessing the telco’s market position

Eir can offer discounted prices for wholesale fibre broadband services Comreg has said, reversing a previous decision that forbid the incumbent from doing so.

However, the telco said the regulator has not gone far enough and has in fact made it more difficult for the company to offer discounts to its customers.

The decision by the communications regulator to permit discounting comes after the European Commission advised ComReg late last year that its regulation of ...