The Irish Competition Authority clears a merger in the telecommunications sector subject to remedies, including adoption of an accounting strategy aimed at preventing risks of cross subsidisation (Eircom / Meteor)

The mobile telecommunications market in Ireland has been consistently dominated by two key players, Eircom and Vodafone with Meteor, a third operator, featuring in a distant third position. However, despite Eircom's overall superior position on the mobile telecommunications market, it lags behind Meteor to a certain extent in the post-paid mobile phone sector. In this regard, Eircom is currently mulling over the prospect of making its mark in this sector through the creation of a mobile phone entity for the provision of post-paid services. Bearing this factual context in mind it