Eircom customers face extra fee of €96 a year

Eircom residential customers face an increase of up to €96 a year in the cost of their subscription fee, while business customers could see their annual bill rise by up to €120.

ISME said the average Eircom price increase was approximately 7% for a commercial customer and criticised the move by the communications company at a time when small businesses were still struggling to regain profitability.

Eircom said the changes are across three main areas, including monthly subscription fees for bundles, call set-up fees and per-minute call rates for calls outside of a bundle or for customers who are charged base rates. Line rental is not impacted.