Comreg sets up Consumer Advisory Panel
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) today announced that it has established a Consumer Advisory Panel to assist ComReg in developing its understanding of consumer issues.
The Panel will include six external members who represent a wide range of consumer, business and regional interests.
The 2002 Communications Regulation Act provides that among ComReg’s objectives is the promotion of the interests of users in relation to the use of electronic communications networks and services.
The panel will have the following remit:
* To provide independent advice to ComReg on the diverse range ofconsumer issues that arise in the communications industry;
* To provide assessments on how ComReg’s activities are impacting onconsumers;
* To inform ComReg of views and needs of different groups such as residential, small to medium enterprises and large businesses, and people with disabilities;
* To make recommendations and suggestions to ComReg on current consumer concerns;
* To advise ComReg on consumer interests in the markets regulated by ComReg.
The Consumer Advisory Panel will meet three times per year.
