Three to refund €2.6m to former customers

Mobile phone company charged 173,000 customers after they cancelled their contract

Three only issued a refund if a customer requested it.

Mobile operator Three Ireland is to refund 173,000 of its former customers for overcharging after they cancelled their contracts with the company.

The company said it had begun refunding a total of €2.6m back to former customers, with all overcharged customers expected to be refunded by the end of September.