At risk is a principle known as networkneutrality: Cableandphonecompanies that operate the datapipelines aresupposed to treatalltraffic the same — nobody issupposed to jump theline.
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's government has repeatedly denied that the Americans' increased use of the airport has put security or neutrality at risk.
This carries the risk that rivals in an industry will stay away for fear that, despite declarations of neutrality, an exchange is tilted in favour of the partners.