High Court clears Comreg to search data it seized from Eircom
Mr Justice Michael Twomey said Comreg should conduct the search of Eircom data. Otherwise, he said, 'the very purpose of search and seizure powers, by a regulator as part of its investigation of a regulated entity, would be undermined'.
The High Court has directed that the communications regulator can conduct searches of data seized from Eircom as part of an investigation into whether the company is complying with market competition obligations.
Comreg began an investigation into Eircom (trading as eir) after the company published details of a proposed discount scheme for access to its fibre to home/businesses scheme by its wholesale customers namely other service providers such as Sky.
