{"id":136293,"date":"2025-10-29T17:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/?p=136293"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:02:59","slug":"draft-guidelines-on-the-determination-of-administrative-sanctions-open-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/draft-guidelines-on-the-determination-of-administrative-sanctions-open-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Guidelines on the determination of Administrative Sanctions \u2013 Open Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comreg.ie\/publication\/information-notice-25-77-consultation-on-proposed-administrative-sanction-guidelines-s98-of-the-communications-regulation-and-digital-hub-dev-agency-ame-act-2023\">Information Notice 25\/77 Consultation on proposed Administrative Sanction Guidelines, s98 of the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Dev Agency (Ame) Act 2023 | Commission for Communications Regulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ComReg welcomes responses from all stakeholders to the questions set out in this consultation. 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