Smart Telecom awaits court’s decision in 3G battle with ComReg

THE hearing of Smart Telecom’s bid to overturn the decision of the Commission for Communications Regulation not to grant it the lucrative multi-million euro 3G mobile phone licence ended in the High Court yesterday.

The case, before Mr Justice Peter Kelly, has been heard in the High Court over the last 14 days. It has been adjourned pending Mr Justice Kelly’s judgment.

Smart Telecom brought a legal action after ComReg’s decision last February not to award the licence to Smart Mobile Limited because of what ComReg claimed was a failure by Smart to provide a €100 million performance guarantee bond in a form acceptable to it within the specified deadline.