Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson is set to introduce legislation which would see inflation-linked price hikes by mobile phone and internet companies mid-contract banned.
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says a growing number of service providers are including stipulations in their terms and conditions that allow them to apply mid-contract price hikes in line with inflation.
From Monday, some will see mobile phone and internet costs increase as much as 8%.
Deputy Doherty says the Government needs to follow suit with others States which have banned action: