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It’s been a particular achievement of the last 11 years of government to have had Eircom try a few years with every just-past-its-prime ownership model. The current is the Australian innovation of an investment bank which runs a separate fund bringing in other investors to own and manage the target company which is acquired with [...]
The Irish Times reports that Eircom are considering giving/selling some stake in the infrastructure/wholesale division to the Government, giving them the chance to undo some of the mess that selling off Eircom yielded to broadband rollout among other things. Its one among many options but its one that I, as a blogger, and the government, [...]
From the man who would know, Damien Mulley. Below is some of the post, worth reading and remembering.
“Noel Dempsey has really pissed off a lot of rural communities after finally admitting that they won’t invest in the Group Broadband Scheme anymore. Despite telling people for all of 2005 and 2006 that all they had to [...]
I quite like McDowell and agree with his policies and mainly agree with what he says in this speech. However, there is a bit of fact checking that needs to be done. So I will look at this line:
The recent OECD report shows that in 1994, prior to liberalisation, Irish telecommunications charges were over 150% [...]
At the ComReg and DCMNR joint conference on “Broadband Leadership” Noel Dempsey awkwardly announced that Ireland had “smashed” the broadband target he set two years ago. The target was for Ireland to have 400,000 broadband subscribers by the end of 2006 and he announced that we currently stand at 410,000 subscribers. This is a [...]
“Dempsey talking balderdash on broadband,” or so goes the Labour headline following this release from Fianna Fail. Speaking at the “Facilitating Broadband Leadership” conference today, Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey announced he is initiating a process to deliver broadband to the last 15% to 20% of the population where it is currently uneconomic to [...]
Are you a frugal traveller abroad? See how you’d do on the civil service overseas expenses guidelines (pdf).
How to “cull” banking executives: the UK Financial Services Authority is getting ready to do it.
Gardai inquest evidence dismissed as bollocks’ | The Irish Sentinel
just found this site, no idea if I am late to the party on this one. check it out - bit of fun
Here’s the Dept of Finance statement issued late last evening about the Minister’s discussion with the banks. I think we know why some banks didn’t want to be in the guarantee scheme: those in the scheme can be made an offer they can’t refuse: to merge.
Mary Harney’s expensive trip to Houston and Phoenix.
The FAS/Florida row is not the only time the issue of her travel costs has arisen.
