Freddie McBride is the European Communications Office’s expert on Numbering & Networks and plays an active role within CEPT’s Working Group on Numbering & Networks (WG NaN) where national administrations from 48 countries in Europe collaborate on harmonized policy development.
Prior to his role at the ECO he worked at the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the National Regulatory Authority of Ireland for 6 years, with responsibility for the management and development of the national telephone numbering plan and other forward-looking activities aimed at fostering competition, innovation and consumer choice in communications networks and services.
Since 1998, he has worked in various engineering and project management roles within the telecommunications industry for companies such as Ericsson, LogicaCMG (now Acision) and Avaya delivering high availability solutions to national and international carriers.
He is a business graduate with a Masters in Computing and Information Systems and a Professional Diploma in Regulatory Governance.
