Several leading Irish telcos have expressed unease about Eir's recruitment of a senior official from the regulator's office.

White House representatives were in Dublin yesterday to meet with Government officials, leading Irish telcos and busines lobby group Ibec.

Irish telcos remained tight-lipped yesterday on new EU plans for free mobile roaming and wireless internet in cities across the bloc.

Irish telcos may soon face a clampdown on how they market their broadband products amid a spike in complaints about so-called "fake fibre" adverts.