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Comreg survey- broadband demand up

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  • 04-12-2003 6:32pm
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    gurramok
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    from rte

    Is it believable and can the numbers be sustainable ?

    I think these new subscribers are those that can afford the present prices comfortably and are minority of potential take-up.
    Broadband connections at 13350, is this number residential only or residential/business?

    Skyrocketing takeup will take place when the entry price is circa €30 :)


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    dahamsta
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    There's a character in one of James Lee Burke's books called "No Duh Dolowitz", I wonder if he works in Comreg. Talk about stating the obvious like.

    Although the release of fake FRIACO products and Eircom's fake BB price drop will have pushed a few more first movers into taking these products, most of them are still first movers. The price of flat-rate products has to come down more to encourage Joe Bloggs to get on the net, and of course the price of broadband has to come down to get those people off the PSTN as soon as possible afterwards. Comreg will know this, but won't do anything, and demand will stall in Q2/Q3 next year. Par for the course.

    adam


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    spongebob
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    In the Quarter July -September 2003 , to which this report refers , there were

    6000 new DSL connections 461 a week.
    1500 new Cable connections 115 a week.

    Grand total for Cable and DSL 575 a week.

    The Total Installed Base of DSL and Cable in Ireland 18000 since the deluge ended and Noahs Ark was scrapped.

    The UK has 15 Times the population of the Republic. The UK , in September 2003, connected 35,000 New DSL and Cable BB Customers A Week , see page 16 of the linked monthly OFTEL report.

    35,000 New DSL and Cable BB Customers A Week is 60 Times more than Ireland managed, in fact the UK market increases in size by almost twice the total Irish market Every Week .

    60 times more signups with 15 times the population is 4 times greater on a per capita basis than Ireland.

    Irelad is behind. Ireland is weekly falling further behind. That is the message. No amount of self serving spinning and waffle from the inept Comreg can hide that.

    M


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