The Irish Times

Number of complaints about telcos down 29% in first quarter

ComReg records 295 mobile service provider issues for Eir, 278 issues for Three, and 286 recorded for Vodafone

Mon May 09 2022 - 15:11

‘Groundbreaking law’ will tackle anti-competitive practices

Watchdog will have new powers to punish companies with fines of €10m or more

Sun Jan 30 2022 - 22:12

Vodafone fined €13,000 over customer complaints

Phone and broadband provider pleads guilty to 12 sample counts in case taken by Comreg

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 18:55

Vodafone faces €20,000 bill for giving customers the ‘runaround’

Telco avoids conviction over customer service failures with €10,000 charitable donation

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 19:12

Most consumers expect to keep shopping online after pandemic

Report could spell trouble for bricks and mortar retail after surge in e-commerce

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 13:52

ComReg urges charities to contact telecoms providers

Organisations using 1850, 1890 or 076 numbers told to switch to 1800 and 0818

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 13:00

Majority more conscious of privacy online in last year, survey finds

Two-thirds of parents check children’s online behaviour, ComReg research reveals

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 21:33

ComReg staff share €993,000 in bonus payments for 2019

Employees at State-owned regulator received 9% of total pay in performance-related income

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 05:00

Gardaí investigate suspected arson attack on mast in Cork city

Detectives believe incident result of conspiracy theory 5G masts connected to Covid-19

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 18:13

Mobile, broadband suppliers to be given extra radio spectrum

‘Imperative’ that networks can cope during Covid-19 outbreak, says ComReg

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 21:58

The Irish Times view: ‘Critical concern’ over Ireland’s cybersecurity

Mon Feb 03 2020 - 00:05

Call for firms and State agencies to access security threat intelligence

ComReg warns 5G technology increases Ireland’s exposure to cyber attacks

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 00:58

New measures to cut costs for businesses using 1800 numbers

Charities welcome ComReg move to set the rates that network operators can charge

Mon Jan 20 2020 - 13:52

Pure Telecom fined €10,000 over breach of regulations

Company pleads guilty in court over lack of transparency regarding charges and terms

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 16:31

National map of phone coverage ‘blackspots’ to be published

Previous plan to have local authorities map coverage scrapped over lack of response

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 19:31

Warning over ‘Eircom’ scam targeting landline phones

Callers alleging to be from ‘Eircom’ say broadband will be cut unless steps are taken

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 14:04

Bruton appoints two new commissioners to Comreg

State’s communications regulator has been dealing with staff shortages in recent years

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 12:37

Seán Kyne urges National Broadband Plan stakeholders ‘remain focused’

Minister says the journey towards a ‘digitally connected society’ must be completed

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 18:48

Failure to issue paper or email contracts helps land Sky Ireland €117,000 fine

Communications regulator tells broadcaster to inform customers of their consumer rights

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 18:10

Comreg expected to appoint new commissioners within months

The deadline for applications for senior roles at the telecoms regulator is August 16th

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 04:14

State preparing for huge investment in 5G revolution

Mobile World Congress will be dominated by potential of new wireless generation

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 06:49

Regulators seek powers to impose tougher financial penalties

Industry watchdogs write to Law Reform Commission seeking overhaul of regulations

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 08:00

Mobile users ditch texts and calls in favour of data - report

Quarterly report from ComReg shows mobile users now using 4.5GB of data per month

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 15:26

HubSpot rents third floor of Two Docklands Central in Dublin

US technology firm takes 19-year lease and plans to add 320 jobs to 200-strong staff

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 06:30

BT Young Scientist exhibition: Special awards

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 23:11

Healthcare and consumer stocks boost European markets

Hibernia Reit down 1.01% after announcing developments and €1.6m State lease

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 20:27

ESRI study finds consumers are confused by personal loans

Research also shows confusion leads to mistakes in choosing the best value financial product which can end up costing thousands of euro over the lifetime of a loan

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 00:00

Vodafone spared conviction over failing to hand over data to watchdog

Telecoms giant failed to comply with ComReg despite having deadline extended

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 15:27

DVD player ownership in Ireland is on the slide

Seven in 10 homes still have one, but Comreg figures show rate has declined

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 01:25

BAI and Comreg launch joint tender for web services

The broadcasting regulator wants a new site and the telecoms watchdog wants a web ‘experience’ strategy

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 01:05

Would you like pay-TV channels with your electricity plan?

Regulatory sparks will fly in a converged utilities market

Thu Jul 24 2014 - 02:00

Eircom plans to raise €1 billion in September float

Seen & Heard: stock market listing would value operator at more than €3 billion

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00

ComReg formally closes TV3 complaint against RTÉ over network access charges

‘Insufficient grounds for action’, says ComReg

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00

Cantillon: Mixed signals on options for Saorview

TV3 is among the broadcasters waiting for ComReg action on transmission pricing

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:02