ComReg enforces compliance of radio licensing regulations
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) said today that Mercury Communications pleaded guilty to three charges that the regulator brought against it under section nine of the 1988 Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act.
ComReg is responsible for licensing radio equipment in Ireland. Licenses are required for most pieces of two-way radio equipment because of the potential for interference to other licensed users and the emergency services.
Under the 1988 Act, it is an offence for a business radio dealer to supply licensable equipment to a customer unless they have had sight of a valid licence held by the customer for that equipment.
In this case, Mercury Communications had installed a radio system at a location in Co Meath for which no valid license was in place.
In Drogheda District Court last Friday, the judge accepted the guilty pleas in relation to the three charges and applied the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1907.
ComReg said today in a statement that it will provide every assistance to business radio users and suppliers to ensure that their equipment is licensed and does not cause interference.
