3 Ireland
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Hutchinson 3G Ireland Limited is a mobile phone company in the Republic of Ireland. It is a subsidiary of Hutchison 3G, and like the other subsidaries of that company, trades under the brand name "3". It launched services officially on 26 July, 2005. It operates a UMTS network, with the STD code 083.When out of coverage, customers are able to roam on the Vodafone Ireland GSM network. On May 16 2006 3 launched is pre-paid service, 3Pay. [link]
The company currently offers a bill-pay service (starting at €25 per month) and a pre-pay service, recently launched in May 2006 with top-ups ranging from €10-40 in jumps of 10. It is making much of its video capabilities, providing free video content, including news from Independent Television News, FA Premier League video clips, and movie trailers. This is in contrast to its only 3G rival, Vodafone live! with 3G, which charges for most of its video content.
History
The company holds a UMTS mobile telecommunications licence from the Commission for Communications Regulation, which it was granted in June 2002.Since then it has began rolling out its network. In 2004, it began testing its network with major corporate clients. In May 2005 it began running commercials on Irish television, fuelling speculation that it was to launch shortly. However, it was not until 26 July 2005 that the network launched and became available to the public.
See also
External link
- [3 Ireland].
| Mobile phone operators of Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone | O2 | Meteor | 3 | |||
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