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3 Ireland counters EU objections to O2 deal

2014-02-04 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Irish mobile operator insists customers will be better served by players with sufficient scale.

3 Ireland responds to EC concerns about O2 deal

2014-02-03 17:09:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) 3 Ireland has confirmed the receipt of a Statement of Objections from the European Commission. This sets out the concerns of the Commission in relation to its proposed acquisition of O2 Ireland from Telefonica. 3 Ireland said it was examining the Statement and would respond to the concerns. It added that the issuing of a Statement of Objections was not unexpected in the context of a Phase 2 merger investigation and the previous statements by the Commission that it would take a close look at in-country telecoms mergers going from four to three operators. The company insists that there is currently one clear dominant mobile player in Ireland, and that this gap will only increase without its acquisition of O2 Ireland. Three believes that mobile competition in Ireland will be better served by three credible operators with sufficient scale to compete for a total market of 4.6 million, than by the current market structure.

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VIDEO: Windfarms: Saving or ruining Ireland?

2014-02-03 10:40:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

There is growing opposition in Ireland to selling electricity from windfarms to Britain.

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Northern Ireland hits record for wind energy in 2013

2014-01-30 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Northern Ireland hit record heights in terms of wind energy in 2013. Last December, power generated by turbines regularly contributed upwards of 40% of the local electricity demand, according to the Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG). It said local wind farms now had the capacity to power 345,410 homes. The highest levels of wind energy ever recorded here were on 17 December at 18:30 GMT. "This is a significant milestone as it is the first time that wind has contributed...

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