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A report commissioned by the Minister for Communications on the effect of RTÉ's licence fee on other broadcasters and on the advertising market was published on 1 December 2004. The report examined the funding of public service and commercial broadcasting and the evolution of competition in advertising in Ireland and across the member states of the EU. Interviews were also conducted with people in various organizations. The report concluded that, while the licence fee could in theory give RTÉ an unfair advantage over commercial broadcasters by providing a financial cushion, it did not do so in...

ComReg (the Commission for Communications Regulation) has launched a public consultation on radio spectrum management for the period 2005-7. Research commissioned by ComReg revealed that the contribution made by use of the radio spectrum to the Irish economy in 2003 was almost EUR 2 billion, equivalent to 1.4% of total GDP, and that the number of jobs dependent on its use was over 24,000. ComReg's strategy centres around four main objectives, namely facilitating access, particularly for innovative technologies and services; maximizing the economic and social benefits; promoting efficient use of...

In April 2004 ComReg (the Commission for Communications Regulation) designated RTÉ Network Transmission Ltd (RTÉNL) as having significant market power in both the radio and television broadcasting transmission services on analogue terrestrial networks (see IRIS 2004-9: 12). Having engaged in a public consultation on the matter, ComReg announced on 17 November 2004 that it proposed to place obligations on RTÉNL. The consultation document followed the market analysis process, outlined the nature of the potential competition problems identified and sought views on the principles to be applied when...

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland ( Choimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann ) issued regulations on 8 December 2004 on the funding of Irish broadcasting. The Broadcasting (Funding) Act of 2003 obliged the BCI to develop a funding system and the draft scheme for consultation was published by the authority on 23 August 2004 (see IRIS 2004-9: 12). The core objectiveof the scheme is to increase public access to high-quality radio and television programmes in English and Irish which explore the themes of Irish culture, heritage and experience in contemporary or historical contexts. Another aim is to...

The Internet Advisory Board ["the Board"] has published the results of research on children and the use of new media, presented by the Board at its annual conference on 18 October 2004. The Board was set up on the recommendation of a government report in 1998 on "Illegal and Harmful Use of the Internet" (see IRIS 2000-3: 28). Its task is to facilitate the self-regulation of the Internet in Ireland and to monitor developments. The latest research carried out among parents and children to ascertain patterns regarding access and use of new technological media by children shows that although children...