UPC Ireland, the parent company of cable operators NTL Ireland and Chorus, is launching a new broadband and digital phone package for €24 a month.
It says this is less than consumers currently pay for line rental alone with Eircom. UPC is aiming to have more than 375,000 homes enabled for phone services by the end of 2007 and is investing over €300m in the network.
UPC Ireland marketing director Mark Coen said the service would be available to 100,000 cabled homes in Dublin, Waterford and Galway initially, and Cork and Limerick would be added by the end of the year. Mr Coen said he hoped to able to extend its reach even further through partnerships.
Asked on RTE radio about NTL's previous record, Mr Coen said NTL went 'a bit ahead of themselves', and the company's new owner Liberty Global had a good track record in the voice and data market.
