State ‘could have slashed telecoms cost’
The Department of Finance has rolled over its estimated 60m-plus a year deal with eircom to provide fixed telephone and internet services to the public sector. The new contract will operate until 2007 and originally commenced in May of 2002. Telecom operator MinuteBuyer chief executive Brendan Moran said the rates that eircom are charging the Government are 30-40% higher than the rates available in the Irish marketplace.
“Cost savings of E20 million could be made for the taxpayer on a yearly basis, if the Government went to tender with this contract.
