Eircom to pay €2.8m fine after ComReg investigation

Telecoms operator was found to have not fully complied with its obligations to make network infrastructure information available to other providers

Eircom's Civil Engineering Infrastructure — which is its physical network infrastructure such as ducts, poles and chambers which are used to convey copper and fibre optic cables — is required to make this infrastructure available to other operators so they can deploy their own cables if they choose.

Eircom has agreed to pay a fine of €2.8m issued by communications regulator ComReg after it was found to have not fully complied with its obligations to make network infrastructure information available to other providers.

According to ComReg, Eircom Ltd’s Civil Engineering Infrastructure — which is its physical network infrastructure such as ducts, poles and chambers which are used to convey copper and fibre optic cables — is required to make this infrastructure available to other operators so they can deploy their own cables if they choose.