The Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, has published findings on its assessment of competition in the wholesale Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) market and wholesale broadband markets.
ComReg said it found that Eircom, which now trades as eir, has Significant Market Power (SMP) in the PIA market, which relates to the provision of duct and pole access, and in the next generation wholesale fibre broadband market.
“To ensure fair competition, Eircom is subject to a range of SMP-based regulatory obligations, some of which have been scaled back relative to those imposed on it to date,” ComReg said in a statement.
The regulator said that obligations on Eircom include requirements for it to rent next generation fibre lines to other retail telecoms companies.
“Ensuring fair competition means that consumers can benefit from having a wide choice of service providers offering high quality next generation broadband services at competitive prices,” ComReg said.
