Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I have given a very clear policy direction to the effect that we want to move towards open access. Yesterday, Eircom and ComReg reached an agreement in respect of this matter. They were due in court today in respect of a ComReg decision to bring the cost of wholesale line rental down from €8.41 to 77 cent per month. This means the new rental price will be less than 10% of that which previously applied and it shows that the policy approach does work.

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