28% switched mobile phone provider last year

MORE than a quarter of Irish people changed their mobile phone provider last year.

A survey by the National Consumer Agency (NCA) found people are shopping around for better value before entering into contracts for electricity, broadband and mobile phones.

“The additional competition in the electricity market, with Bord Gais and Airtricity entering the frame, has provided Irish consumers with more choice and the option to compare prices and change supplier if they so wish,” said Ann Fitzgerald, chief executive of the NCA.