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Chorus lose more licences....shock!

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  • 31-12-2002 9:53pm
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    spongebob
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    On the same day the FRIACO statement came out COMREG also amended the Wireless licencing scheme increasing Eircom coverage obligations as it happens...

    In view of ongoing Chorus non-compliance the regulator had this to say
    The Commission also announced that it proposes

    To revoke Chorus’ FWPMA Narrowband licence with effect from 15 June 2003 and to limit the company’s roll out of the FWPMA narrowband network to the 36 base stations deployed and providing FWPMA services as of August 2002.

    To further amend the eircom FWPMA Broadband licence to include Castlebar, Wexford, Athlone, Dundalk and Letterkenny in the list of “Towns of less than 30,000 inhabitants”, set out in the licence and to increase the total coverage obligation at end of year two from 42% to 50%.

    The Commission intends in 2003, to introduce a licensing scheme for Fixed Wireless Access in the 26 GHz, 10.5 GHz and to a limited extent in the 3.5 GHz bands to enhance the rate of delivery of broadband services in Ireland. This scheme will operate on a first come, first served per base station, basis.

    The full statement is Here if you have MSWord.


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    Xian
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    Originally posted by dahamsta
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74768

    But hey, the amended Part 5 of the Chorus General Telecoms Licence is up there now and it's a, uh, pdf document! Flash in the pan or the shape of things to come? Has ComReg upgraded from the Windows 95 era?


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    spongebob
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    the amendments were to Choruses Narowband wireless licence and not the Broadband licences that were removed by a decision around 3 months ago.

    In plain English, Chorus may continue to run Narrowband services they already operate.....in Limerick Cork and Dublin but will no longer have exclusivity in those areas.

    The only broadband licence they now have is for Broadband over MMDS, the powernet product , available only in Limerick.

    Comreg is clearing the decks for new wireless licencees.

    M


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