US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN814

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CONDITIONS: IRELAND

Identifier: 05DUBLIN814
Wikileaks: View 05DUBLIN814 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2005-06-30 09:20:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ECPS ETRD
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000814 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EB/CIP TIMOTHY C. FINTON 
PLEASE PASS TO USTR JONATHAN MCHALE/PAUL NEUREITER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECPS, ETRD 
SUBJECT: TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSING CONDITIONS: IRELAND 
 
REF: STATE 114687 
 
On June 29, Post discussed reftel questions regarding 
telecoms licensing conditions with Hugh Tuckey, Commission 
for Communications Regulation (ComReg) Manager for Strategic 
Resources.  Tuckey noted that Ireland does not assess fees 
for licensing fixed line services in excess of the amount 
necessary to cover administrative costs.  To cover such 
costs, Ireland imposes an annual administrative levy, in line 
with the March 7, 2002, EU Directive on the Authorization of 
Electronic Communications Networks and Services (Directive 
2002/20/EC).  The levy is 0.2 percent of a licensed firm's 
annual turnover.  Telecoms firms with less than euro 500,000 
turnover, however, are exempt from the levy.  Tuckey added 
that Ireland imposes neither capitalization/bonding 
requirements nor build-out investment requirements. 
KENNY 

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