ALTO calls on the ODTR to maintain the price cap on retail telecoms services

dahamsta

http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=8579010

The Irish Times reports that telecoms lobby group ALTO has recommended that the telecoms regulator should retain the existing price cap on retail telecoms services. ALTO (the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators in Ireland) represents the interests of new entrant operators in the Republic, including Esat BT, Budget Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Chorus, Colt and ESB Telecommunications. The group also said that the telecoms regulator should ignore Eircom's claims that the retail cap is hindering new entrants and preventing investment and should introduce a wholesale price cap. "To remove the price cap would give Eircom carte blanche to increase prices where they have a monopoly and squeeze competition out of the market by lowering the retail prices for other services," Iarla Flynn, chairman of ALTO, said.

aidan_dunne

Here, here, ALTO! Eircom have things nearly all their own way as it is. Why should they be given the ability to totally have things their own way again. We may as well go back to the days of the old TE monopoly if that's the case.

Eircom, take your claim and shove it where the sun don't shine!

wormhole

steady now mr dunne sir. inviting eircom to shove their claims
bogus or othewise up their jaxy could be viewed as eircom bashing
which under the proposed new regime might bring down the wrath
of god upon you or worse a stern finger wagging.
for your own safety and ours please moderate your language and maybe
you could sign the card being sent to eircom congratulating them for
the fine job they are doing.

have a nice day


wormhole

Hannibal_12

LOL, ouch,viciously sarcastic.