Ms Carolan Lennon:

In the short term we would not do anything. We are having exactly the same conversation that we have when we talk about our urban build of 1.4 million. When fibre is in everyone's home, and we can deliver a voice service over fibre, one does not necessarily need the copper, for example. Should that be taken down? When should it be taken down? Should it be taken down when the last person comes off copper or should there be a migration? All of that would have to be agreed on. Industry would have to agree with the regulator, and timing would also have to be agreed. It would be exactly the same with the rural areas. Will we have a USO in the future or will e-net, which is presumably the successful bidder, take that USO? Would we not have to repair poles and just take them down, and get rid of the copper? That would all have to be agreed over what would probably be a long period of time.