Note that the article is talking about _Northern_ Ireland, not the Republic. There's a VERY large difference to the people here. :-) As a new resident of Dubli

Note that the article is talking about _Northern_ Ireland, not the Republic. There's a VERY large difference to the people here. :-) As a new resident of Dublin I'm very interested to see if the transatlantic cable mentioned makes a difference in Ireland's ISP market. I'm lucky enough to have DSL with SmartTelecom which (almost) lets me escape Eirecom's iron grip on Irish telecommunications. I still have to pay €26/mo "line rental" for the copper pair to the exchange but EVERYONE not on wireless/cable has to pay that. Such a racket... The article also notes that many businesses are incorporated in Delaware which has no income tax. But don't most states have laws which force the corporations to pay taxes in the state where the office is located? There must be other reasons for the Delaware incorporation.