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53 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he has met with the Director of Telecommunications Regulation; the outcome of this meeting and any other discussions with the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation; and if he will make a statement in relation to the awarding of third generation mobile phone licences. [9755/01]
As the Deputy is aware, under section 111(6) of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, as amended by Statutory Instrument No. 96 of 1998, my consent to the charging of a fee for such licences is required. I can confirm that I have received a request for my consent to certain fee proposals from the Director of Telecommunications Regulation and that I met with the director in that regard on 21 February 2001. The licence fees to be charged were not finalised at that meeting. I am awaiting further contact from the director shortly with a view to finalising this matter as soon as possible.
Question No. 54 answered with Question No. 44.
