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. RegulationTelecommunications, including radio frequency spectrum licensing and the postal sector, are regulated by the The. Ireland's telecommunications network is a modern digital system connected by an extensive national fibre optic network with multiple high-capacity fibre optic links to the UK, Continental Europe, North America and with dedica. • Fixed telephone lines in use 1,168,591 (Q3 2020, ComReg) • Mobile cellular telephones: 5,182,682 (Q3 2020, ComReg) • Country code: 353. • Internet users: 3.6 million, 77% of the population, 70th in the world (2011); 3.0 million, 67th in the world (2009) • Dial-up subscriptions: 11,437 (Q4 2012 ComStat) • Fixed broadband subscriptions: 1,506,832 (Q3 2020,. Television in Ireland is broadcast using DVB-T using the common platform specifications defined by NorDig which apply in the Nordic countries and Ireland. Video is encoded using the MPEG4 system. Th. • (CRAOL)• • •.