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Niall Tallon

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53 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think Imagine's roots have always been as a challenger in the market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think it's kind of driven from the energy of its original founder, Sean Bulger.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

But I think that that's where we are in the market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

It's just a little bit unusual that a common sense offering of a fair price for a fair service is a challenge.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

Usually, it's the other way around.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

But I think customers now are quite frustrated with constant price hikes, switching every year, and the lack of transparency in pricing.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think you could retranslate almost any operator's advertising and pricing in the market to be broadband 75 euros first year half price.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

And it's also interesting when I look at what's been going on in the United Kingdom.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

You know, last year, there were significant rulings by Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority that really laid out how advertising should be handled in the broadband market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

And just a quote from that, you know, it says, you know,

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

Failing to disclose how prices would change after introductory periods is the problem.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

Ads must now prominently display the initial price, the price after the introductory period, the timing of changes and any additional fees or charges.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

And that's not what we see consistently in the Irish market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think customers would benefit from better transparency in the market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think the industry would benefit from better transparency in the market.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think just advertising, you know, the first year price or an introductory price really does not give customers the full picture and they deserve to be able to make better decisions.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

That's right.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

Over the next five years.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

Yeah, well, listen, great, great point, Tom.

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Imagine broadband is freezing their prices until 2030 

I think Imagine has gone through a significant transformation this year.