Phone and internet services can cost up to 50% more in the UK than the standard prices in Europe. The Guardian investigatesA Guardian Money investigation has found that British domestic phone and broadband customers are paying between 25% and 30% more for their service than they did four years ago – and as much as 50% more than standard prices in Europe – amid growing concern at the lack of competition in a market dominated by ever fewer players.
Next month TalkTalk,which supplies 4m homes in the UK, becomes the latest supplier to push through a moment large price increases in a matter of months. Its landline charge rises to £17.70 a month from £16.70, and while its Simply broadband package jumps from £5 to £7.50 a month – just four months after it last increased that tariff.
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Source: theguardian.com