Eircom lose bid to put stay on price reduction for access to broadband network

Comreg had opposed the stay as had Eircom's main wholesale broadband customers, Sky and Vodafone, who were notice parties in the case

Eircom Ltd (trading as eir) claimed it would suffer losses of between €4.5m and €7m annually as a result of the reduction in price. File photo

The High Court has refused to halt a reduction to the wholesale price Eircom can charge for access to its broadband network.

Eircom Ltd (trading as eir) claimed it would suffer losses of between €4.5m and €7m annually as a result of the reduction in price it charges to other service providers under the change imposed by the communications regulator, Comreg.