Consumers in Ireland are paying almost double the EU average for fixed broadband according to a report by the European Commission.

The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) also found that the prices in Ireland are higher than last year.

The figures were measured as a proportion of income rather than direct price, and so the report found that Irish consumers pay 2.2 per cent of their gross income towards the cost of broadband compared with a European average of 1.4 per cent.

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For more information visit the EC website.