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| irish net users are hoping for nationwide support next week when it protests
against the lack of unmetered dial-up and broadband net access and the
impact it's having on the economy.
the irelandoffline blackout is scheduled to take place on friday, november
16. the organisers hope that consumers and businesses alike will make their
voices heard by boycotting the phone and internet.
irelandoffline, a well-organised and increasingly vocal pressure group,
believes this internet "strike" is essential to draw attention to the lack
of affordable dial-up and broadband services in ireland.
it claims that unless something is done now the country risks falling behind
in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
despite the lack of progress so far, the lobbyists believe that ireland can
be kick-started back into competitiveness, but only if there is a commitment
to make these products and services available.
in a statement the group said: "the primary aim of the 'blackout' is to draw
attention to the problems in the telecommunications industry in ireland, and
to educate consumers and businesspeople about these problems and how they
can be fixed.
irelandoffline hopes that business and net users will replace their web
sites with a protest page for the day. it also hopes net users will abstain
from using the internet or telephone in a concerted effort to attract
attention to their cause.
the roll-out of dsl in ireland was delayed in september following the
intervention of the telecoms regulator who wanted incumbent telco eircom to
submit revised wholesale pricing proposals and to provide evidence that its
pricing proposals did not breach competition laws.
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