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The company's STD prefix was 086, but following the introduction of full number portability, some O2 Irish mobile numbers featured prefixes starting 087, 085, 089 or 083, as customers may switch provider but keep their old phone number. The company provided WAP and GPRS services under the O 2 Active brand.
Mobile phone numbers start with the prefix 08x and are part of a closed numbering plan, which means that a mobile phone number must have 10 digits. Calls to landlines and other mobiles require the area code on a mobile phone. New numbers are assigned on prefixes and ranges managed by a specific operator.
Telecommunications in Ireland operate in a regulated competitive market that provides customers with a wide array of advanced digital services. This article explores Ireland's telecommunications infrastructure including: fixed and mobile networks, The voice, data and Internet services, cable television, developments in next-generation networks and broadcast networks for radio and television.
The island of Ireland is divided in two jurisdictions: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. For the Republic of Ireland, see Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland and List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland; For Northern Ireland, see Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom and List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
Number Purpose 999 or 112: Emergency services 13xxx: Carrier preselect codes 1471: Last-call return: 171: Mobile and fixed line voicemail: 172, 173, 174X and 179: Reserved for network use 1901 to 1999: Helpline / customer service numbers for telecommunications companies. All are free of charge. 199000: Identifies current number on OpenEir PSTN ...
Telefónica Ireland was providing broadband and telecommunications in Ireland under the O2 brand. O2 Ireland was previously called Esat Digifone when it was owned by Esat Telecommunications (and Telenor) from 1997 to 2006. O2 Ireland became part of Telefónica in 2006 as part of its purchase of O2 in the UK.
Meteor was the only Irish owned mobile operator in Ireland. [1] Meteor once issued new numbers with the prefix code 085. Since the introduction of full mobile number portability in Ireland, access codes have become less relevant as mobile telephone users may now retain their mobile telephone numbers when moving between mobile network operators ...
On 24 June 2013, it was announced that Hutchison would acquire Telefónica's Irish mobile operations, O2 for €780 million, to be merged into Three Ireland upon completion of the deal. [2] [3] [4] The European Commission approved the merger in 2014. The O2 brand was phased out and its operations fully merged into Three on 2 March 2015. [5]