Eircom raise line rental to €25.36 per month.

Eircom have raised their line rental charge per month to €25.36 (from €24.18). To put this figure in perspective, over €300 of your yearly landline bill now goes to Eircom (unless you are with SmartTelecom), just for keeping that twisted-pair line from your house to their exchange alive. Broadband subscriber growth may be increasing in Ireland but we are being gouged for the privilege.

The timing is interesting, announced on the day that Eamonn Ryan (Green Party) was appointed minister for the new Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Eamonn’s own site contains a number of broadband related resources and the Green Party Election Manifesto on Transport and Communications (2007) suggests carrying out a feasibility study into the State re-taking control of Eircom (Damien Mulley has some good comments). Lets all hope Eamonn gives the issue due attention. This is a critical national resource; it should not be controlled by a foreign owned commercial monopoly.

Meanwhile, the utterly useless ComReg continue to ponder their navels.

Friday, June 15th, 2007 broadband, comreg, eircom, green, ireland, irish

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