Mobile and broadband customers may see mid-contract hikes following the release of the latest inflation figures.
This is because providers often link their annual price rises to January's consumer price index or the retail price index with an added 3.9 per cent on top. These indexes are currently at 10.5 per cent and RPI at 13.4 per cent respectively.
This means that those on contracts that employ price hikes linked to inflation plus an extra 3.9 per cent could see price rises as large as 14 per cent in April.