ComReg abolishes eircom's CD directory requirement

ComReg has today is to abolish a requirement on eircom to make CD versions of telephone

directories available to users.

As part of the Universal Service Obligations imposed on eircom in July 2003, eircom was required to make CD-ROM versions of telephone directories commercially available and to update these on an annual basis.

Eircom requested ComReg to remove this requirement and demonstrated to ComReg’s satisfaction that there was a virtual absence of consumer demand for the product.

The low demand is attributed in part to the availability of free web-based directory searches. Additionally, there is an alternative commercially available CD-ROM directory marketed in Ireland.