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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Families being 'cut off from internet' as broadband costs rise twice as fast as wages

Struggling families are being "cut off from the internet" as the soaring cost of broadband outstrips wage rises, Labour has warned.

Latest figures show that between 2015 and last year, broadband prices rose by more than 30% - while salaries went up by around 17%.

One in 20 households are struggling to pay for the service, with Labour blaming the government for allowing Openreach - the main broadband infrastructure provider - to charge companies more for network rental.

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