Eircom makes bid for 3G licence: Although communications regulator ComReg confirmed it had received an expression of interest in the remaining ‘B’ licence, a spokesman for the regulator would not confirm the identity of the applicant, citing confidentiality. However, reports in Friday’s Irish Times named Eircom as the applicant for the remaining 3G licence. [source…
Eircom BB Time
What are eircom thinking of? they get marketing panel feedback that says more will join BB revolution if the price comes down and eircom introduce a product that should have an egg timer as it logo. —“In an initiative aimed at the next wave of broadband customers, Eircom today introduced what it says is the…
Pakistan Telecom lock-out and arrests
From the Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan In a brutal escalation of repression, the Pakistani government ordered widescale arrests of telecommunication workers fighting to defeat privatisation. Police raided homes and arrested family members when they could not find telecommunication workers they were looking for. This is similar tactics to that used by the US army…
Nickelodeon Europe FTV
11895 V SR27500 FEC2/3 It scans as a scrambled station with ID MTV Interactive with one sound carrier left English and right Hungarian so the kiddies can sample something other than cbeebies and tiny pop 🙂 and learn Hungarian (they’re learning French from Tiny POP!) I found this GEM as I lost ITV News on…
Europe’s crossroads gets a speed bump
French & Dutch vote no. UK says hold off, France says UK give us back your rebate, and for the meanwhile the naval gazing is over, the subject ‘Europe’ least wants to talk about is EUROPE. A nail has been driven through the heart of the neo liberal bosses Europe, or has it? this just…
Charles Haughey
“The figures which are just now becoming available to us show one thing very clearly, as a community we are living away beyond our means” download the wav of this sample RTE1 TV Monday 21:30New four-part series profiling the controversial politician, with contributions from colleagues, family and business associates. The first instalment focuses on his…
what women don’t want
The High Court has ruled that Portmarnock golf club in Dublin is not discriminating against women by not allowing them to become members. In a ruling this morning, Mr Justice O’Higgins dismissed the action taken by the Equality Authority against the club. Women are allowed to play the course, with or without accompanying male members,…
DISMANTLING THE PHONE GIANTS & PLANNING FOR THE PEOPLE
Its been a busy year since last years Local Elections on June 11th With local planning and development plans & rezonings coupled with residents campaigns against living next door to phone masts we have been busy. The busiest period was December when things are usually quite, one Wednesday night we had 2 back to back…
Nice weather for ducts
Its hot: Dublin Weather @ 22:48: Wind E 03Kt CLOUDY 14°C H 80% Rain 0.0, Yes 14C at 11pm, so the telly is on the blink. I had a party when we forcefully removed NTL from my old residence, then I got a second opportunity to tell them PFO when I moved house. In Astra…