Posted: 22nd Mar, 2003 By: MarkJ
One of Irelands senior telecom operators, Eircom, has officially announced its new broadband xDSL line prices:
Earlier this year, Eircom said it planned to introduce a retail DSL Internet service for about EUR50 a month (EUR45 excluding VAT), about half the price of the company's existing retail service. The move infuriated rivals, particularly Esat BT, which is paying Eircom EUR55 per line for wholesale DSL services.
It is understood that Eircom has now submitted a new wholesale price to Irish communications regulator ComReg and will begin selling cheaper DSL services to entrant telecoms like Esat BT and UTV Internet for EUR27 per line per month. This price is for a 512Kb/s rate adaptive service, which means that certain factors could reduce the connection speed, although Eircom says a minimum of 256kb/s is guaranteed.The
ElectricNews item reports that '
self-installation' (Wires-Only) options are also under development.