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Richard Hart

Ofcom report says millions of families aren't taking up cheaper broadband deals

Fibre broadband deals

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has said that as many as 95% of low-income households that qualify for cheaper broadband social tariffs have yet to sign-up or switch to them. 

This situation is something we had seen forecasted in recent weeks, but in Ofcom's latest consumer affordability report, it has been confirmed that just 220,000 of the 4.3m eligible customers are using the discounted deals.

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