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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Martin Lewis accuses Ofcom of ‘failed’ action over mobile price hikes

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has claimed that new Ofcom rules on mid-contract price hikes for mobile and broadband have backfired, forcing more consumers to pay higher rates than before.

The regulator brought in its ‘pounds and pence’ transparency rules at the start of the year, aiming to improve transparency from broadband and mobile providers by forcing them to tell customers exactly how much they can expect their payments to rise mid-contract.

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