Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion
Mr. Garrett Blaney:
With regard to co-location, it is not specific to this primary legislation but rather, as the Deputy mentioned, relates to one of the components of the supporting code Mr. Mourik talked about. There are new provisions in that code to encourage co-location. There is some level of co-location happening in the market. We will soon be making further spectrum available to the market through an auction. This will increase the volume of spectrum available by 46%. As part of that release, we will also be imposing, as part of the auction conditions, a requirement to have improved coverage. We hope those improved coverage obligations will make things better for people in remote locations. It should significantly improve their experience. I hope that covers the question on co-location and coverage.
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