{"id":136067,"date":"2025-10-10T13:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/?p=136067"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:07:02","slug":"consumer-news-from-q3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/consumer-news-from-q3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer News from Q3 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the third quarter of 2025 (July to September), ComReg had a range of news for consumers that included some of the following topics:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We <strong>informed consumers<\/strong> about<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the launch of <a href=\"\/real-time-text-rtt-service-launched-in-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Time Text (RTT)<\/a> service in Ireland;<\/li>\n<li>unregistered <a href=\"\/from-3-july-2025-unregistered-sms-sender-ids-to-be-modified-to-likely-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sender IDs being modified<\/a> to \u2018Likely Scam\u2019 from 3 July;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rural-wifi-becomes-part-of-imagine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rural Wi-Fi<\/a> becoming part of Imagine;<\/li>\n<li>checking what <a href=\"\/check-what-broadband-is-available-at-your-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broadband is available<\/a> at their home;<\/li>\n<li>checking what <a href=\"\/check-what-phone-or-broadband-plan-best-suits-your-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phone or broadband plan<\/a> best suits their needs;<\/li>\n<li>checking what <a href=\"\/check-mobile-coverage-at-your-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile coverage<\/a> is at their location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We <strong>advised consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to visit our stand at <a href=\"\/visit-us-at-the-50-plus-show-in-sligo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 50 Plus Show<\/a> in Sligo;<\/li>\n<li>to visit our stand at <a href=\"\/visit-us-at-the-50-plus-show-in-cork-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 50 Plus Show<\/a> in Cork;<\/li>\n<li>on how switching <a href=\"\/broadband-switching-made-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broadband <\/a>service providers is easy<\/li>\n<li>about a <a href=\"\/uk-emergency-alerts-test-sunday-7-september-at-3-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Emergency Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of <strong>reports<\/strong> and other <strong>publications<\/strong> we issued<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"\/irish-text-relay-service-usage-report-published-for-january-to-june-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Text Relay Service usage<\/a> report for January to June;<\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"\/comreg-publishes-consumer-care-report-q2-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q2 Consumer Care Report<\/a> with details of issues raised by consumers who contacted ComReg\u2019s Consumer Care team from April to June 2025;<\/li>\n<li>our decision on revised requirements for <a href=\"\/revised-requirements-for-codes-of-practice-for-complaint-handling-for-internet-and-phone-service-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Codes of Practice for Complaints Handling<\/a> for providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the third quarter of 2025 (July to September), ComReg had a range of news for consumers that included some of the following topics: \u00a0We &hellip; 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