O2

EE and O2 mobile phone customers will be hit with monthly contract price rises of 1.1% from March or April, but if you're one of them there's little you can do to leave your contract penalty-free.

The firm 118 118's adverts once gave the nation a great giggle – yet its rip-off prices are no laughing matter. Its business model is, in my view, a near moral disgrace – and I'm not even talking about the fact it has set up a payday lender.

BT has today announced that it has bought mobile and broadband provider EE, subject to approval, but it has confirmed customer contracts will remain the same for now.

Consumers could have access to more bundled phone, broadband and TV deals from next year after Sky confirmed today that it will launch its own mobile phone network next year.

The Government has reached a deal with the four mobile networks to improve coverage across the UK, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced today.

MoneySavingExpert.com is today calling for new rules to force mobile phone providers to display clear APRs on smartphone contracts to ensure users understand that by signing up to a mobile phone contract they're effectively taking out a loan to pay for the handset.

If you're planning to buy a latest model phone from O2, be aware that you'll actually be taking out a loan for the handset, which will appear on your credit file and could impact your ability to get credit elsewhere.

EE customers now have to pay for the privilege of getting to the front of the phone queue to speak to customer services, or face a potentially long wait on the line.

If you're heading abroad for your summer holiday soon, protect yourself from racking up £100s in mobile roaming charges now by finding out if you could save using wi-fi, specialist travel packages or international Sim cards.

Millions of Vodafone pay-monthly mobile customers will have their prices frozen, as the firm has promised not to hike line rental costs mid-contract.