5.05pm today Una McGirr Esat-Bt and David Long

newstalk · 24-01-2003 3:51pm #1

confirmed

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 24-01-2003 5:25pm

Good Stuff dave.

I thought nobody was going to mention the importance of 56k Flat-Rate as well...But you slipped it in nicely

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How many Directors of Communications had Esat had in the last 2 years or so??

their staff turnover is massive it appears!

LoGiE · 24-01-2003 5:29pm

I'm a bit disappointed with that. It seems the presenter was only asking for bloody technical advice from IOFFL while Esat bashed Eircom before blowing esats own trumpet about the fact it's launched it's residential DSL product. What wasn't pointed out is the product is half the bloody speed for more then half the price. If people new this they wouldn't be impressed at all by a statement like that. At least David managed to get a bit in in FRIACO but Una McGirr didn't say a word and it was quickly brushed away.

It might also have been an Idea to have mentioned the fact that flatrate and DSL are not New/Pie in the sky future advancements mentioned by an ex-Minister but a reality. A reality everyone else in Europe has been enjoying for years!! Broadband rollout does not need to be a slow process but as Una has pointed out Esat will now be entering "discussions" that can last weeks months....whatever. Oh dear Are we going to see a reversal were it's Esat holding up the rollout of DSL?

eth0_ · 24-01-2003 5:38pm

Where's the meeting?

Bard · 24-01-2003 5:45pm

Originally posted by eth0_
Where's the meeting?

It was a radio interview with George Hook on Newstalk 106FM in Dublin as far as I'm aware.

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 24-01-2003 6:11pm

I agree with your point Logie, that any media pieces tend to be a brief "educate the masses" before any policy and lobbying issues are discussed.

Until the public get the requisite (technicial) info, that will tend to be the tone for interviews etc. Having said that, Dave is more than qualified to do this

dahamsta · 24-01-2003 6:23pm

I'm a bit disappointed with that.

Same here I'm afraid.

It seems the presenter was only asking for bloody technical advice from IOFFL

Precisely, and it seemed to be more for the benefit of Hook than his listeners. It seemed very ill-prepared too, i.e. all the questions Dave was forced to answer could have been summed up in a short statement. (Perhaps next time a fact sheet could be provided to the researcher beforehand.) The sad thing about this is that the social and business issues were all but buried in technical spiel that frankly bored me, never mind the majority of listeners. I was banging me head off the wall here.

while Esat bashed Eircom before blowing esats own trumpet about the fact it's launched it's residential DSL product

Una also lost at least two opportunities to win points for Esat BT, which was quite disappointing; and Hook rolled her over a barrel when he implied that Esat BT were being selfish by objecting to Eircom's plan while still selling their own services -- all she had to say in response was that Esat BT were "providing these services using [their] own equipment".

Una sounds kinda sexy though. Did ye go for a pint afterwards Dave?

adam

5.05pm today Una McGirr Esat-Bt and David Long

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