TalkTalk confirms end of mid-contract price rises

TalkTalk has confirmed that it will be introducing a major pricing shake-up later this month. The telecoms provider has confirmed that it will be making changes to its mid-contract price rises in line with Ofcom's new rules. From the middle of August, TalkTalk will be moving away from inflation-based mid-contract price rises and instead will…

Big Four broadband providers beaten by smaller rivals in Which? rankings

The 'big four' broadband providers (Sky, Virgin, BT and TalkTalk) have been beaten by smaller rivals in Which?’s latest broadband rankings, earning underwhelming scores for overall satisfaction while hitting consumers with mid-contract price hikes. The consumer association's findings are based on a survey of 4,471 people who had a contract for home broadband in December…

Broadband customers £53 million worse off following regulations, report claims

  New broadband advertising rules are putting over a third of customers (38%) off switching their broadband, costing UK billpayers almost £53 million in savings These rules were introduced by the Advertising Standards Agency because broadband suppliers were found to be misleading customers on mid-contract price rises Broadband Genie is calling on providers and Ofcom…