Four million TalkTalk customers will be able to choose a free upgrade to their service from 1 December, following the data hack last month which resulted in more than 150,000 users having their personal details accessed.
Around 4.4 million Virgin Media home phone, broadband and TV customers will be hit with inflation-busting price hikes of 5.4% on average from 1 February 2016, the provider has announced.
TalkTalk is insisting upon charging some customers who may have been hit by last week's massive cyber-attack hundreds of pounds to ditch the giant. We explain how to switch penalty-free and how to protect your finances and passwords following the huge security breach.
Switching between household utility suppliers should become quicker and easier under proposals unveiled by the Government in a bid to help millions of consumers save billions on bills.
TalkTalk customers will lose a 10% discount they currently enjoy for paying bills promptly, as the provider's axing its 'speedy payment discount' from 1 December.
About 10 million BT broadband, phone and TV customers will be hit with inflation-busting price rises of up to 7% from 20 September. Now's the last chance for large numbers to switch elsewhere penalty-free.
25 August 2015
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