Radio licences may be auctioned: Ahern

Updated: 17:38, Tuesday, 13 July 2004

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Dermot Ahern has said that radio licences may be auctioned to broadcasters.

1 of 1Dermot Ahern - Report into radio licensing
Dermot Ahern - Report into radio licensing

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Dermot Ahern has said that radio licences may be auctioned to broadcasters.

Publishing a report on radio licensing, Mr Ahern said that licence auctioning may be a fair way to distribute the right to use what he described as highly-valuable economic resources.

Mr Ahern also announced a public consultation on the report's findings and said that he would 'consider seriously' the way licences are awarded.

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