Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Broadband Service Provision: Discussion

12:30 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)
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I have a question on the passive infrastructure. I am aware that the ALTO is in negotiation phase and I do not expect the representatives to say much, but are we talking about an annual fee for using infrastructure such as poles belonging to Eir? Even though much of it is in bad condition, Eir owns most of the infrastructure around the State. It is a private company. What protection have the other retailers in respect of how much they are to be charged per pole and so on? Is ComReg equipped? Is an annual fee paid?