SEPTEMBER 2005

Cecilia Keaveney welcomes plan to tackle mobile phone roaming charges

The moves made by Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey TD, and the Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Angela Smyth MP, to actively tackle the problem of increased mobile roaming charges, has been highlighted by Fianna Fáil Deputy, Cecilia Keaveney,

"Following a recent meeting in London between the two Ministers and representatives of Comreg and OfCom, who have agreed to work in unison to produce an outcome which will offer a positive solution of people living along the border, one being the excessive charges and also the technical problems encountered due to bad coverage, or lack of coverage at all."

Deputy Keaveney said this is an issue which a number of constituents have raised with her and she has been actively lobbying Minister Dempsey and his Department officials to tackle the issue head on.

"I am fully behind efforts by the two Ministers to ensure those who live close to the border, do not continue to experience high and inadvertent mobile phone charges. What we need is a streamlined mobile service, for all customers across the island". She concluded: "I will continue to lobby Minister Dempsey and his Communications Department officials, to ensure that customers, along the border will see the issue of high mobile roaming charges tackled and reduced to the benefit of all concerned."

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