Budget Submission 2022
The Telecommunications Industry Ireland 2023 Budget submission's main recommendations are:
- Increase network energy resilience
- Provide tax relief for cost of spectrum
- Reduce VAT rate for internet access services
- Address structural connectivity shortages
- Support telecommunications R&D
- Counter online disinformation on 5G
- Combat increased cybersecurity threats
- Bridge the digital divide
Energy
It was also recommended that Ireland’s telecommunications networks should be deemed a priority in the unlikely event that there is electricity rationing. This is because they are a critical piece of national infrastructure, playing a vital role in crisis situations and underpinning the wider economy.