Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To request a Meeting and to raise issues in order to Ensure that the Department are aware of NBIs Employees and Contractors practices and behaviours on the ground and how this might affect competition vis a vis smaller Operators in the Irish Market. and to remedy any transgressions that arise. To Remind the DECCs of their Primary Responsibilities in relation to the NBP management, and to pass on Comregs view that it is the Departments Responsibility to manage disputes in the NBP.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Improve the DNA proportionality from an SME perspective, Discourage Network Fees, ensure Satellite entrants to the market are subject to the same conditions as terrestrial operators, Proportionality on so called 'Hi Risk vendors' and encourage Manufacturers to support ISP equipment for Longer, warn against long term spectrum Licensing
Methods: Email
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Improve the DNA proportionality from an SME perspective, Discourage Network Fees, ensure Satellite entrants to the market are subject to the same conditions as terrestrial operators, Proportionality on so called 'Hi Risk vendors' and encourage Manufacturers to support ISP equipment for Longer, warn against long term spectrum Licensing.
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: to improve the cooperation between SME FWA ISPs like mine and the Department and NBI
Methods: Email
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Emails Requesting a Meeting about NBI, their support, their complaints process, and their compliance with the NBP contract and their compliance with State Aid Obligations and the Conduct of their marketing campaign.
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: Represent the Interests of SME ISPs and SME internet Stakeholders considered in the proposal and amendments in the Council and the Irish Presidency More spectrum (Upper 6GHz released for general use by the population)advocate against introducing mechanisms that hurt the level playing field for SME internet stakeholders. wanted to ensure Wi-Fi and License Exempt spectrum and spectrum sharing are prioritised along with pro satellite priorities of the EU
Methods: Email
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Emails requesting meeting to discuss the DNA and NBP and opportunities and risks for SME Internet Stakeholders, and SME FWA ISPs,
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Represent the Interests of SME ISPs and SME internet Stakeholders considered in the proposal and amendments in the EP.More spectrum (Upper 6GHz released for general use by the population)advocate against introducing mechanisms that hurt the level playing field for SME internet stakeholders. wanted to ensure Wi-Fi and License Exempt spectrum and spectrum sharing are prioritised along with pro satellite priorities of the EU
Methods: Email
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Emails requesting meeting to discuss the DNA and opportunities and risks for SME Internet Stakeholders .
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: Unknown
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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
Intent: To ensure that SME Internet Providers and Stakeholders such as Hosting providers are adequately considered in the Upcomming DNA in the EU.Push back against any Network Fees / Fair Share Re-incarnation in the form of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms,encourage consideration of SMEs in any revision of the EECC and the DNA, Encourage license Exempt Spectrum allocations in the EU (particularly in relation to Upper 6GHz Band Simplification and Standardisation for Internet Standards.
Methods: Submission
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Specifically on DNA both in the brief call for evidence and in the Targeted call for evidence
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: wanted a meeting to discuss the plight of SME ISPs who have been serving rural ireland and perhaps the Government would adopt a more fair policy and offset the negative effects on competition that has been concentrated on a few SME FWA ISPs in Rural Ireland.
Methods: Email
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Email Request for Meeting to explore options to support networks that are being overbuilt by the NBP
Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown
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2024-09-19
2 officialsCurrent/Former DPOFAQ Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Ossian Smyth (Minister of State), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To help resolve the issues created for SME FWA ISPs by the NBP. ::To ensure that any negative consequences for SME ISPs are offset by positive measures for SME ISPs
Methods: Email
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Emails requesting meetings and engagement on the impact of NBP on SME FWA ISPs
