Property News · February 4, 2017

Game over! How to beat the 10% rise in the cost of your TV, phone and broadband


The big telecoms companies hike prices twice a year, knowing we can’t live without the internet. What to do? Switch to a small provider, and haggleMillions of households who rely on a big telecoms firm to provide their home phone, broadband and TV packages are facing price rises of up to 10% in the coming weeks. Some commentators have described the increases as “unjustified and excessive”, given that wholesale costs have fallen and inflation is 1.6%. So what can you do about it?Both Sky and BT have announced they will be putting up prices in March and April respectively. Virgin Media traditionally puts up its prices in February, and it is expected to do so this year. Only under-fire TalkTalk, still trying to rebuild its reputation after the hacking scandal, has cut prices for new and existing customers – but only after it hiked bills at the end of last year. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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