Regulator confirms operators with Significant Market Power

The Telecommunications Regulator, Etain Doyle, today reconfirmed eircom, Vodafone and 02 as operators with Significant Market Power (SMP) in the Irish telecommunications market following a review of market shares for 2001.

An operator designated as having Significant Market Power must comply with certain legal obligations by adhering to the principles of non-discrimination, transparency and cost orientation in the following broad categories: interconnection, access, quality of service, accounting separation and cost oriented tariffs.