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Smart gets 3G licence

  • 16-11-2005 6:11pm
    #1
    ferryman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Smart Telecom has been offered
    Ireland's fourth 3G licence by the
    Commission for Communications
    Regulation.

    ComReg said that Smart's application
    did well on areas such as the speed of
    its network rollout and coverage to be
    provided at key milestones, backed up
    by attractive performance guarantees.

    Smart Mobile will now be asked to
    formally accept the 3G 'B' licence and
    comply with associated conditions.

    The licence provides for a minimum of
    53% coverage to be achieved by October
    2011.


Comments

  • #2
    techie_2006
    Closed Accounts Posts: 321 ✭✭techie_2006


    Brilliant, more competition. Better for the consumer.


  • #3
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    are there not a million and one posts in the broadband forum complaining how slow Smart has been to roll out broadband, and that they have been stringing customers along with lies about when they will be connected?

    Hardly the sort of customer service that should be rewarded which such a lucrative contract :rolleyes:


  • #4
    Dellas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Dellas


    Yeah I was with Smart Telecom before I switched to BT Ireland. I had a package for internet at the time with Eircom and Smart said it would not affect me being with them . When I got my bills in I was charged for my dial ups to my Eircom package which they said would be included!!! They refused to accept it so I switched leaving the bill unpaid.

    I hope Smart Mobile will be Smarter than Smart Telecom!!!!!


  • #5
    Slice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,133 ✭✭✭Slice


    Smart's delay with rolling out broadband is to do with Eircom delays.

    However, they're notorious for their inability to correctly bill their customers which is kinda worrying if they're moving to mobile as well


  • #6
    SaltySeaDog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭SaltySeaDog


    this doesn't make sense to me, how can Smart guarantee a quicker rollout than eircom/meteor, eircom/meteor are the same now, they both have substantial installations across ireland, they could just use existing structures, put in 3g kit and off we go..

    Smart have nothing, no core, messaging,customer service.......does anyone know if they're licence includes the clause that another operator will have to provide roaming agreement, similiar to 3 and voda?


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  • #7
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I can't see this ending well..


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