Three Ireland seeks stay on Comreg's July 25 broadband spectrum auction

Comreg opposes the stay and says the award process should proceed to ensure the 5G roll-out goes ahead

Vodafone also it believes there should be a short stay on the auction due to its timing. File photo

Mobile phone network operator Three Ireland is asking the High Court to put a stay on the communications regulator's move to go ahead later this month with a new auction system for the awarding of spectrum bands for mobile and wireless broadband services.

Three is seeking the stay in circumstances where it awaits a judgment on its main challenge to Comreg's December 2020 decision to hold a multi-brand spectrum award which will assign rights across four spectrum brands for the next 20 years.