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> Which contributes to INCREASING inflation. I never understood the point of
> the fixed percentage above inflation. It's essentially allowing telcos an
> automatic 3.9% minimum annual price rise. The total should be capped.
>
Perhaps not in the long term though ... ?
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> On 28/06/2023 11:11, Java Jive wrote:
> Mobile and broadband firms accused of fuelling UK ‘greedflation’ with
major price hikes
>
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/27/mobile-and-broadband-firms-accused-of-fuelling-uk-greedflation-with-major-price-hikes
>
> "Analysis published by the Guardian today reveals that six companies
controlling most of the telecoms market all charged a 3.9 percentage
point supplement on top of their annual inflation-linked increases this
year."
>
I have just come to the end of a 2 year contract with TalkTalk and
signed up for another 2 years - and its now £2 a month cheaper than the
last renewal.
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This topic periodically comes up for discussion, but my general
impression is that the start prices of broadband contracts for new
customers are not shifting very much in the long term.
If OfCom wanted to do something useful for (broadband AND mobile)
customers they would prevent the direct debits automatically carrying on
at the end of the 2 year contracts.