Cook Islands Telecom says it is in talks to stop Ireland from banning telephone calls between the two countries. 

The chief executive of Cook Islands Telecom, Stuart Davies says calls can still  be made with Ireland through the operators. 

Davies says the company is trying to head off a threatened ban on all calls. 

"We're in contact with the Irish regulator, and putting submissions to him to suggest that what they should do is to block audio text numbers and to allow all legitimate traffic through," says Davies.

The Irish regulator will also ban calls with Norfolk Island, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati and French Polynesia.