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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

UK broadband and mobile firms accused of burying cheaper deals

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Charities and consumer groups have warned that millions of low-income households across Britain were missing out on hundreds of pounds of savings. Photograph: kohei_hara/Getty Images

Some of the UK’s largest mobile phone and broadband providers have been accused of burying cheaper deals for vulnerable customers on their websites, despite pressure from the government to promote them amid the cost of living crisis.

Charities and consumer groups said millions of low-income households across Britain were missing out on hundreds of pounds of savings, with many left to deal with inflation-busting bill increases of up to 17% this spring.

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