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Harry McDermott, Director of Mason Communications Ireland

Telecommunications in Ireland - Successes and Ongoing Challenges

His presentation will cover the following topics:

-Achievements of the Irish telecommunications sector since market deregulation.

-Current challenges to ongoing progress

-Benchmarking of Ireland to other countries

-Recommendations for the future.

Bio

Harry McDermott is a Director and Board member of Mason Communications, a leading international consultancy specialising in telecommunications.
He was responsible for the planning and launch of Mason Communications' office in Ireland, which he now manages on a day-to-day basis.

He has been an advisor, at Board level, to leading Telecoms operators, ISPs, Semi-State bodies, government agencies, and private sector representative bodies in Ireland.

Harry is an acknowledged authority on the Irish telecommunications market, and authored the 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 IBEC telecommunications policy reports.
Harry is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied electronic engineering at undergraduate level.
He also holds an MBA postgraduate degree from Trinity College Business School.