Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The operators, including Eir, have put forward plans and proposals for the period 2016 to 2020. My Department and I have assessed those proposals and particularly their credibility from a financial, deployment, legal and technical perspective. When I make my announcement in the coming days, I will indicate whether we intend to change the map published in respect of the configuration between commercial and State intervention. That will follow a careful and detailed assessment of all the plans, including that of Eir, that has been done in recent months. In all likelihood, I will make those announcements next week, before Christmas.

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