MSE News: Home phone and broadband prices on the rise

Former_MSE_Helen

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Virgin Media, O2 and Orange have all announced an array of price rises to come into force over the coming months ..."

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Home phone and broadband prices on the rise

dtaylor84

BT are being forced to lower the wholesale cost of broadband and voice line rental by pennies per line per month.

The cost of calls (for voice) and data (for broadband) are not being cut, and inflation is driving the other costs of telecoms providers up.

Overall, the Ofcom announcement is likely to mean that prices rise less than otherwise, not fall.

Heinz

Virgin's price rises are astonishing in percentage terms if you consider the rate of inflation is around 5%.

Conan_the_librarian

I suspect the price increases are not because of increased costs in providing lines, its to raise money to roll out fibre broadband.

sbrom1ss

I have written to Virgin media to complain that I can no longer have "Medium" broadband as an option and MUST have their "Large" broadband as they are discontinuing the Medium service - an increase of around £5 a month. I told them I don't download anything and don't want the large package. Their response was to say I had no choice but to accept the Large broadband or move to another provider! I will - moving my broadband, TV, phone and mobile. I have been a customer of their's for over 10 years and I am very angry with their attitude.