Vodafone pays €7.5k to charity for data failings

Vodafone has agreed to make a €7,500 charitable contribution to avoid a criminal conviction for failing to hand over data to a communications industry watchdog.

The telecoms giant pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to a charge under the Communications Regulations Act 2002 for failing to comply with the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) after it had already been given an extended deadline, in 2014.

Judge John O’Neill heard the data was necessary for analysis to ensure there was competition in the market.