Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development

Dr. Stjohn O'Connor:

I forgot to say something related to that, namely Wi-Fi calling. Two or the three operators are offering Wi-Fi calling on the networks.

Ironically, I was talking to my own mother about this yesterday. She has a different broadband provider from her mobile provider. Depending on the nature of a customer's phone and the package, phone calls could potentially be made over Wi-Fi, so that somewhat addresses the indoor coverage issue. If a customer has decent broadband, the phone provider will use that. That is interesting, because I understand two of the three, but all three of them may be offered at most.

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