ComReg receives expression of interest for 3G licence

ComReg receives expression of interest for 3G licence

The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has received a formal expression of interest for the last remaining 3G licence.

In 2001/2002 a competition was held for the awarding of 3G licences. The competition invited applications for 4 different licences, one so-called ‘A’ licence and three ‘B’ licences.

The outcome was that Hutchison 3G Ireland was awarded the ‘A’ licence and O2 and Vodafone were each awarded a ‘B’ licence. There were no applicants for the remaining ‘B’ licence at that time.