Speaking at the national conference of the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg) on October 1st, John Dunne said that less than 12,000 companies have signed up for broadband since its introduction in Ireland. ‘There are two main reasons for this,’ he said. ‘Firstly, companies are becoming increasingly sceptical and do not trust those that are selling the service because over the past few years the industry has been engaged in over promising and under-delivering. This has been compounded by the late roll-out of DSL largely as a result of resistance by Eircom to deregulation and the relative lack of powers of the regulator.’
Dunne continued: ‘The other problem is that the government has failed to take the lead by creating vital Internet-based public services that are of genuine interest to business i.e. that save businesses money or otherwise enhance their bottom line. The government is spending vast amounts of energy and money trying to drive change in the telecommunications sector without commensurate strategic impact.’
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08/12/03
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