Vodafone investment doubts after ComReg email fiasco

Vodafone has said its plans to invest in Ireland may be threatened after the communications regulator (ComReg) sent it letters relating to O2’s bid for a mobile phone licence and also sent Vodafone’s correspondence to O2.

Subsequently, an employee at ComReg mistakenly emailed Vodafone Ireland’s strategy director, Paul Ryan, information on how to submit cricket scores as the regulator was attempting to play down the impact of the initial data breach.

The combination of the two breaches resulted in Vodafone sending letters to ComReg claiming that the issues and delays around the mobile phone licence auction could affect Vodafone’s plans to invest in Ireland.