BT to bring in inflation-busting price rises
BT has said most customers will see bills rise by more than 9% from the end of March as households are squeezed by cost of living pressures.
Customers' data usage had "increased dramatically" with a 90% increase on broadband usage since 2018, and a 79% increase on mobile phones since 2019. "Unlike most things we buy, like food, electricity or fuel, you don't pay more for using more as our data plans are unlimited, but we need to keep investing in our networks so they can handle this huge increase in demand," he said.
Price comparison website Uswitch said this would add £56 per year to bills for millions of customers.
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