The Communications Regulation Act, 2002 (as amended) requires
ComReg to review the maximum CHF that can be charged by the ECAS
provider (currently BT) each year. In line with this obligation,
ComReg published the above consultation and study into the CHF
prepared by Analysys Mason (ComReg 13/96a).
Relevant stakeholders were invited to respond to ComReg's
proposal to increase the CHF, by 15 November 2013; with ComReg
publishing its Reponse to Consultation and Final
Determination on 13 January 2014.
According to ComReg, this year's proposed increase to
€3.08 is primarily due to lower than predicted call volumes.
The rate of decline in call volumes has been approximately 3.0% as
opposed to the 2.0% which was estimated as part of last year's
review. Before finalising the proposed increase, ComReg had
indicated it was keen to understand key matters which affect the
calculation of the CHF. Accordingly, the consultation invited
stakeholders' views on reasonable costs of
