Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 would give the communications regulator stronger powers to investigate and enforce telecoms rules, demand information and evidence, tackle overcharging, protect whistleblowers, and impose heavier penalties for serious breaches. It would establish and regulate an emergency call-answering service, give the regulator responsibility for overseeing Ireland’s `.ie` internet domain, and let it investigate competition-law breaches in the communications sector.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Communications Regulation Act 2002 to confer additional functions on the Comission for Communications Regulation; to make further provision for the enforcement of that Act; to provide for the establishment and operation of an Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS); to amend the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 with respect to the registration of domain names; and to make consequential amendments to certain other acts and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018