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Openreach must hit new targets from next week
New rules to bring about faster line repairs and installations for telephone and broadband customers will come into effect on 1 July, Ofcom has announced.
Huge cuts in mobile data roaming price caps from 1 July
From 1 July 2014, the EU will cut the price caps for data downloads by more than half: down from 45 cents per megabyte to 20c/MB. It will become even cheaper to use maps, watch videos, check mails and update social networks while travelling across the EU.
Fear of appearing ‘tight’ fuels UK overspending
While most of us can empathise with the feeling of overspending on a night out or social occasion, new research among 3,000 UK adults from the Money Advice Service has shown that 48% of the nation admit to falling into debt as a result of their social lives.
Parents to splash out almost £500 entertaining kids this summer
UK parents will splash out £492 entertaining their children this summer – a 26 per cent increase on last year suggesting that parents are feeling a renewed sense of confidence, according to Post Office’s annual Parents’ Summer Spending Report.
New proposals to ensure competition for superfast broadband customers
Ofcom has proposed new requirements on BT to promote competition in the growing market for superfast broadband customers.
Npower to halt telesales unless it resolves billing issues
Ofgem has secured commitments from npower to take immediate action to put right its billing and complaints issues, alongside launching a wider investigation into customer service failings under Ofgem’s new Standards of Conduct.
Yoyo Brits in a spin when it comes to money
Almost half (47%) of Brits are up and down like a yoyo when it comes to money making savvy savings one moment to justify overspending the next, according to research from, Standard Life by YouGov Plc.
Ofgem leads radical shake up of energy switching process
From the end of this year the time it takes to switch energy supplier will be cut to just three days after the statutory two week cooling off period after Ofgem approved suppliers’ proposals to speed up the process.
Football fans to spend £605 million on World Cup patch-ups
Football fans across the UK are preparing to sacrifice their hard-earned cash as four million of them say they will spoil their partner with various gifts and gestures in compensation for the time they spend watching the World Cup.
EE expands broadband offering to all
Commenting on EE expanding its home and fibre broadband to everyone in the UK (not just mobile customers) Ewan Taylor-Gibson, broadband expert at uSwitch.com says:
The £3,000 North-South living divide
Households in the north of England pay £3,000 less per year on their household bills compared to those living in the south, according to recent analysis by MoneySuperMarket.com.
Ofgem calls on energy suppliers to explain prices to consumers
Energy regulator Ofgem has called on the Big Six energy suppliers to explain to their customers what impact falling wholesale costs will have on their energy prices.
Missed mobile payments could cost you the home of your dreams
Mobile phone users are unwittingly putting their chances of getting credit, including mortgages, at risk by paying their mobile phone bills late or missing payments altogether, according to a survey on behalf of mortgages and loans broker OceanFinance.co.uk.
UK debit card spending continues to increase
A quarter of Brits (25%) with a debit card now use it more frequently than they did 12 months ago, according to research from M&S Bank. This compares to one in five (20%) credit card holders who say they use their credit card more frequently than they did a year ago.
Consumers could reclaim up to £1.2 billion from energy suppliers
As many consumers struggle with sky-high energy bills, research from uSwitch.com reveals that over 13 million homes (52%) could reclaim up to £1.2 billion worth of credit between them.