Discount call centre highlights price disparity, says watchdog

IT’S cheaper to ring Africa or Asia from a discount call centre than it is to call a landline here on your mobile phone.

Discount call centre highlights price disparity, says watchdog

Hundreds of discount call centres have sprung up in cities across Ireland showing just how expensive mobile phones can be. These centres provide cheaper phone rates and are mainly used for international calls.

The Internet Exchange call centre in Dublin’s Temple Bar, like many other such centres around the country, offers calls to Nigeria for 60c per minute.

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