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Mid-contract broadband and mobile price hikes to be reviewed by regulator

Ofcom has launched a review into mid-contract price hikes on mobile and broadband bills, amid concerns that providers aren't being clear enough about what customers can expect to pay during the full length of their contract.

9 February 2023

Sky TV customer? Check your bill NOW as millions still aren't being told when their contract ends

Sky TV customers should check their bills NOW as millions are still not being told their contract is coming to an end. The telecoms giant is adamant it doesn't need to send end-of-contract notifications to its TV customers, despite being told to do so.

22 August 2022

Mobile and broadband providers to make it easier for users to cancel under new rules

The change comes under new rules that took effect earlier this month (17 June), which are designed to help consumers make more informed choices about the deal that works best for them.

22 June 2022

Plusnet and John Lewis broadband customers to get automatic compensation for service issues – here's how to get money back

Plusnet and John Lewis broadband customers will be automatically compensated for delayed repairs and loss of service.

5 May 2022

Shell Energy to axe £15 broadband switching 'cease fee'

Shell Energy is to scrap a controversial £15 'cease fee' it charges customers who switch away from the firm or cancel their contract, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. It comes after we queried the fee with regulator Ofcom and it asked Shell Energy to explain the charge - though Shell insists it was already reviewing the fee as it prepares to take on 450,000 Post Office customers later this year.

4 October 2021

Mobile firms to be banned from selling 'locked' phones

Mobile companies will be banned from selling 'locked' phones which only work with their network, under new rules coming into force at the end of next year

27 October 2020

More broadband firms agree to cut prices for vulnerable and out-of-contract customers after Ofcom review

EE, Plusnet and Sky have become the latest broadband firms to commit to doing more to help vulnerable and out-of-contract customers, as part of an Ofcom review which the watchdog claims could result in total savings for consumers of £270 million per year

28 July 2020

Phone and broadband firms told to treat vulnerable customers fairly under new regulator guidance

Phone, broadband and pay-TV firms must give extra support to vulnerable customers – which could include payment holidays and tariff advice – under new guidance from communications watchdog Ofcom

23 July 2020

Broadband shake-up tackles rip-off prices for loyal customers – but most could save more by switching

Some of the biggest broadband providers are set to cut costs for those loyal customers paying expensive out-of-contract prices by March 2020, under new measures announced by the telecoms regulator. Yet don't be fooled, the best deals will still be for switchers.

26 September 2019

Giffgaff fined after overcharging millions of customers

The mobile firm has been fined £1.4 million after an error meant about 2.6 million customers were overcharged by almost £2.9 million

30 July 2019