ComReg and Ofcom unite

dahamsta

Not entirely relevant, however...

ComReg and Ofcom unite
Tuesday, May 18 2004
by Matthew Clark

Ireland's telecoms regulator ComReg is to team up with UK counterpart Ofcom in an effort to tackle issues that impact both the Republic and Northern Ireland.

The agreement, announced on Monday, will see the two regulators form a joint working group that will meet periodically to further EU aims of "enhancing the single market, by identifying and seeking to address a range of issues which could benefit consumers on both sides of the border in their everyday use of telecommunications services."

It is expected that mobile roaming will be a top matter of concern in light of recent declarations by Ireland's Minister for Communications Dermot Ahern, TD, who has made it clear that he wants international mobile roaming charges to Northern Ireland abolished, or greatly reduced. Under this pressure, both Vodafone Ireland and O2 Ireland, as well as O2 UK, have launched new products in the last year that allow consumers to get better prices when travelling between the Republic and Northern Ireland, although none have eliminated roaming fees for users who do not subscribe to these packages.

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I'm not sure about Ofcom tbh, BT seem to be doing pretty well with them since responsibility transferred from Oftel. Say what you like about Dave Edmonds (I certainly did), but at least he seemed to grow a pair of balls before he was relegated to "board member" of Ofcom. Unlike our own fair castratos.

adam

spongebob

Comreg will tell them how to bake the stickiest and gooiest fudge you ever did see Adam. The kind that makes the nerves in your teeth ache when you see it.

Its the end of the beginning for Ofcom and the beginning of a long slither into irrelevance and uselessness under the watchful eye of the masters of uselessness themselves.

It will be fun when BT are told to block the porn dialler countries ...... its imminent ...... and Comreg want to publish a pdf on their website and leave it at that. Comreg surely can't pretend they don't know about it anymore.

M

Ripwave

Originally posted by Muck
It will be fun when BT are told to block the porn dialler countries ...... its imminent ...... and Comreg want to publish a pdf on their website and leave it at that. Comreg surely can't pretend they don't know about it anymore.

There was a Comreg spokesman on RTE Radios The Business last Saturday morning talking about this issue.

I'm afraid your average listener wouldn't be any wiser after listening to the piece.

eircomtribunal

Originally posted by Ripwave
There was a Comreg spokesman on RTE Radios The Business last Saturday morning talking about this issue.

Butler told rubbish about diallers hijacking for 15xx numbers.

Can somebody tell me the following:
Do diallers besides connecting to expensive International numbers like band 10 /band 13 also connect to International Premium numbers? (I asked two 1901-girls today and got two conflicting responses.)
Can I access international Premium Service Numbers? And does Eircom collect for those international Premium Service providers?
Would/Does that not make nonsense of the rather strict regulation of Premium Service Numbers in Ireland?

Can Irish Premium numbers be accessed from abroad?

P.

spongebob

Originally posted by eircomtribunal
Butler told rubbish about diallers hijacking for 15xx numbers.

Thats Right Buttsy. Pick the only number range not under Comreg control (its under Regtel control) and blame Regtel without acknowledging that Comreg set the policy for teh porn Dialler band 13 countries. That is low

Do diallers besides connecting to expensive International numbers like band 10 /band 13 also connect to International Premium numbers? (I asked two 1901-girls today and got two conflicting responses.)

And some Sat numbers as well . They cost even more than the Porn Dialler Band 13 numbers but Sat number ranges include legitimate numbers where the porn dialler countries dont. International Premium number are 00979 numbers

Can I access international Premium Service Numbers? And does Eircom collect for those international Premium Service providers?
Would/Does that not make nonsense of the rather strict regulation of Premium Service Numbers in Ireland?

There is an international premium number band 00979 , its a country code like the 00800 international freephone. If you bar Premium number from your line you should automatically ban that 'virtual ' country as well.......and if you don't then somebody is ignoring Regtel are they not and if you do it proves that a country can be selectively barred free. International Revenue shares may be an issue as well, 00808

Can Irish Premium numbers be accessed from abroad?

No.

M