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Sat 05 May 2007Eircom glitch hits 'Late Late' viewersThousands of viewers of RTÉ's Late Late Showwere overcharged by Eircom recently when trying to dial in to the programme's premium-rate competition phone lines. Ciarán Hancock, Business Affairs Correspondent, reports.The telecom company yesterday admitted that a software glitch meant that viewers dialling phone-in competitions on the Late Late Show'sthree most recent shows before last night were charged for uncompleted calls.