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Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I do not think anybody suggested that.

Public Accounts Committee: Regional Internet Service Providers Association (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I have heard what Mr. Matthews said and I am clear on where he stands and what product he is selling.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Beamforming.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Beam.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: It channels them.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Deputy Farrell is in a hurry. As I am in no rush, I am happy to hang on.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Mr. Bolger for attending.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: My understanding from reading the evidence - clearly, Mr. Bolger probably will not agree - is that fibre-optic cabling is more effective in terms of future-proofing or upgrading the network. I do not want to twist his words but my understanding is that Mr. Bolger claims that perhaps when the national broadband plan was being developed, there were limitations but that it has evolved to a...

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I never mentioned Imagine. I have read it all. I am only trying to understand what Mr. Bolger is selling. That is all.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Bolger is before an Oireachtas committee. Does he believe it is internationally accepted that his product is an alternative to fibre-optic cable?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Get rid of the word "commercial". My remit, as an Oireachtas Member, is to ask Mr. Bolger questions. I want a broadband plan for the people. I have no vested interest in this. Leave the commercial out of it. In terms of providing for the people of Ireland and leaving money out of it, is it true to say that Imagine's product, wireless fixed, is equal now in terms of evolutionary status to...

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Bolger is basically looking into a crystal ball and predicting that if wireless progresses continuously on the same trajectory, it will be as good in the future as fibre optic.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: No, no. I really need to deal with this because it is the crux of the matter. Mr. Bolger is stating that 5G is evolving, on a journey to evolve, etc., but he is really predicting the future in terms of technology. He cannot guarantee that wireless fixed in a few years' time will be equal in effectiveness to fibre-optic cable. Can he predict that?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Perhaps the committee could do with this information. I have not seen any of it.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Excellent. Mr. Bolger is stating that Imagine has enough masts already as a result of what it bought as part of the two previous transactions and from piggybacking on other masts and adding bits on. Imagine has enough without building any more masts to provide wireless to the number of people to whom it wants to provide. I want to clarify that Mr. Bolger does not want to build any more masts.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: How many customers does Imagine have at present? We are under pressure for time.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: How do those customers break down in terms of business versus domestic?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Has Mr. Bolger no data to distinguish between them?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I suppose what I am getting at is that Imagine's market share to date has been residential, not business, customers.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Still, what I said is true. Imagine has not yet had an existing business customer base.