UK mobile and broadband firms plan huge price rise for existing customers

British consumers could face big “mid-contract price rises” from telecoms companies from April. Photograph: Manu Fernández/AP

Britain’s biggest telecoms providers are preparing to launch inflation-busting price increases for broadband and mobile contracts this spring, hitting consumers with a combined bill worth £600m more than if these deals had matched the cost of living.

BT, EE, Vodafone, Virgin Media, O2 and TalkTalk are to increase bills for tens of millions of customers under “mid-contract price rises” from April and May.