Phone bills to rise as Eircom rings the changes

PHONE bills are set to rise by 3% from next month after Eircom announced a range of price hikes.

The cost of line rental, directory enquiries, handset rental and call answering will rise from March 18. The latest increases mean the cost of calls in Ireland is among the highest in Europe.

Residential customers will see their monthly line rental fee increase by €1.28 to €17.48. Directory enquiry services will also increase from 48.5c per call to 52c, while the monthly call answering fee will rise from €1.07 to €1.12.