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Date: 2001-11-08

IE: IrelandOffline Blackout 01/11/16


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Am Freitag, den 16. November 2001 wollen die Net-UserInnen der
grünen Insel streiken. Verweigert werden soll nicht nur die
Nutzung des Internet sondern auch gleich die des Telefons.

Die Protest-Gruppe "IrelandOffline" will damit auf die Probleme
in der irischen Telekom-Industrie hinweisen. IrelandOffline
kämpft für bessere Internet-Bedingungen für alle.

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Irish Net users to strike next week

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.

"We are categorically not attempting to disrupt business in Ireland.
In the long term, in fact, we are trying to improve it," the
organisers said.

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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