Meteor welcomes Ahern’s mobile directive
Meteor said the move, confirmed by the minister at the weekend, will mean that Vodafone and O2, which have a combined 95% of the market, will have to open their networks to Meteor. This will allow Meteor customers to roam on their networks while it builds up his own network.
"Nobody can enter the market and be a competitor overnight, because it takes a long time to physically build a network. We are well up to 85% network coverage, but it has taken three years to get that far. National roaming is the only way," Meteor corporate affairs director Andrew Kelly said yesterday.
