Eircom Ltd v Commission for Communications Regulation

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Electronic communications networks and services — Unfair burden on provider — National Regulatory Authority finding that net cost borne by sole provider of universal services in Ireland did not constitute unfair burden — Whether authority required to examine characteristics particular to operator, taking account of its situation relative to that of competitors in relevant market, when deciding whether operator having unfair burden — Parliament and Council Directive 2002/22/EC, arts 12, 13

(Case C-494/21); EU:C:2022:867; [2023] 4 WLR 40; [2022] WLR(D) 448, ECJ

Legislation Considered

EU Enactments

Directive 2002/22/EC (Parliament and Council), arts 12, 13

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: Eircom Ltd v Commission for Communications Regulation (Case C-494/21); EU:C:2022:867; [2023] 4 WLR 40; [2022] WLR(D) 448, ECJ

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: Eircom Ltd v Commission for Communications Regulation (Case C-494/21); EU:C:2022:867; [2023] 4 WLR 40; [2022] WLR(D) 448, ECJ

Base NV v Ministerraad (Case C-389/08); EU:C:2010:584; [2010] ECR I-9073, ECJ

Commission of the European Communities v French Republic. (Case C-220/07); EU:C:2008:354, ECJ

SN v Governor of Cloverhill Prison (Case C-479/21PPU); (Case C-479/21 PPU); EU:C:2021:929; EU:C:2021:899; [2022] 1 WLR 1975; [2021] WLR(D) 580, ECJ (GC)

TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet (Case C-327/15); EU:C:2016:974, ECJ

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