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From CNN: Eircom

Hannibal_12 · 2004-01-23 16:00:16

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/01/22/irish.telco.reut/index.html Seems to be getting international attention. Interesting about the line rentals, good old consumer conscious eircom.

23-01-2004 4:00pm

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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/01/22/irish.telco.reut/index.html

Seems to be getting international attention.
Interesting about the line rentals, good old consumer conscious eircom.

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#2 23-01-2004 5:46pm

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One Irish newspaper speculated the company could carry a price tag of around 4 billion euros.

Heh, I wonder what paper might have said that!

.cg

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No way it's worth that much, unless someone knows they are guaranteed a continuing monopoly.

It cost €3Bn and they have taken out most of already and the invenstment is only half the depreciation ....

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#4 23-01-2004 6:41pm

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Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
No way it's worth that much, unless someone knows they are guaranteed a continuing monopoly.

Whats to say they havent been promised that already? Esat were threating and I think still are threating that they'll leave if eircom dont start unbundling and such the likes. Frankly it all seems like a big scam just to take more money from us.

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