Vodafone and 02 win ComReg ruling appeal

VODAFONE and O2 have won their challenge against a ruling by telecoms watchdog, ComReg, that the companies had joint-dominance of the mobile phone market.

The companies appealed ComReg’s ruling to the Electronic Communications Appeals Panel (ECAP), which annulled the decision on joint-dominance.

In a statement, O2 noted that prices have fallen for both pre-paid and bill pay customers, over the last couple of years, and said the Irish market was “very competitive”.