Telephone System
See also: Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland and List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland- Fixed telephone lines in use 1,168,591 (Q4 2012, ComStat)
- Mobile cellular telephones: 5,460,507 (Q4 2012, ComStat)
- Country code: 353
As mobile phone services become more price competitive, more Irish customers are opting to drop landline services. This is reflected by a sharp fall in the number of fixed line channels in use and an equivalent increase in mobile subscriptions. Details are tracked on ComReg's ComStat website
There are four mobile telecommunications providers: 3 Ireland, O2 Ireland, Meteor (Eircom), and Vodafone Ireland.
There are also four MNVOs (Mobile Network Virtual Operator): 48 (runs off the O2 Network), eMobile (runs off the Meteor network), Tesco Mobile (runs off the O2 Network), and Postfone (runs off the Vodafone network). Three new MNVO's will be launched in Ireland in 2012: More Mobile (runs off the 3 Ireland network), Blueface (runs off the 3 Ireland network), and LycaMobile. UPC Ireland has confirmed that they will be launching an MVNO in the future, though it is unknown when this entry might occur.
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