Broadband bills set for more inflation-busting hikes
1 year, 8 months ago

Broadband bills set for more inflation-busting hikes

Daily Mail  

Millions of households in the middle of broadband and phone contracts will face inflation-busting price hikes next year of more than eight per cent. Wealth & Personal Finance can reveal that Ofcom will be unable to stop next year's increases because its investigations – launched five months ago – will not be completed in time. Broadband bills: Ofcom will be unable to stop next year's hikes because its probes will not be completed in time Ofcom says it is still 'consulting' on the issue. Inflation is forecast to be around 4.7 per cent next January, so providers could increase bills by this amount plus 3.9 percentage points – to a total above eight per cent.

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Sky Mobile prices are going up. Here’s how much more customers will pay
1 month, 1 week ago

Sky Mobile prices are going up. Here’s how much more customers will pay

The Independent  

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‘Nasty’ surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned
2 months ago

‘Nasty’ surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned

The Independent  

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Six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers judged to have ‘misled’ customers over price hikes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers judged to have ‘misled’ customers over price hikes

The Independent  

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Mobile phone companies banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation
8 months ago

Mobile phone companies banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation

The Independent  

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Ofcom bans inflation-linked price rises for mobile and broadband customers
8 months ago

Ofcom bans inflation-linked price rises for mobile and broadband customers

The Telegraph  

Ofcom last year launched a review of pricing systems amid concerns customers were struggling to understand how much they would pay over the course of their contract. And of those who are with providers that adopt inflation-linked price rises, very few customers were neither aware of the price rise nor able to identify that it was inflation-linked with an extra …

Ofcom crackdown on price hikes hits shares in BT and Vodafone
1 year, 3 months ago

Ofcom crackdown on price hikes hits shares in BT and Vodafone

Daily Mail  

Shares in BT and Vodafone fell after the telecoms regulator moved to outlaw price hikes linked to inflation on broadband and mobile bills. Ofcom said mid-contract rises – typically the rate of inflation plus 3.9 percentage points – were unfair on customers and hampered competition. Shares in BT fell 3.9 per cent and Vodafone lost 2.1 per cent as the …

Which? calls for Ofcom investigation into Virgin Media over ‘egregious’ pricing
1 year, 6 months ago

Which? calls for Ofcom investigation into Virgin Media over ‘egregious’ pricing

The Independent  

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BT to risk wrath of regulators with inflation-beating rise in broadband bills
2 years, 7 months ago

BT to risk wrath of regulators with inflation-beating rise in broadband bills

The Telegraph  

BT is to hit millions of households with an above-inflation increase in their broadband bills next spring despite an urgent review by regulators into whether telecom companies are mistreating their customers. With other broadband operators likely to introduce similar price rises next year, sources said that Ofcom is speeding up a review into the small print of annual rate increases, …

Mobile phone providers could hike bills as Ofcom triples network licence fees for operators
9 years, 5 months ago

Mobile phone providers could hike bills as Ofcom triples network licence fees for operators

Daily Mail  

Mobile phone customers could see their bills rise in the near future as providers will face a three-fold increase in license fees under new instructions from the regulator. Ofcom announced today that the total charge for all UK operators - Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three - to use the country's mobile bandwidth will rise from £64.4million to £199.6million per year. …

Mobile bills could rocket up as Ofcom announces that it will charge networks far more to use phone spectrum
9 years, 5 months ago

Mobile bills could rocket up as Ofcom announces that it will charge networks far more to use phone spectrum

The Independent  

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Broadband customers unsure over contracts
11 years, 10 months ago

Broadband customers unsure over contracts

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