Household Bills
Is ‘free’ the way forward for the mobile phone market?
Today’s full year results from Telefónica S.A show O2 UK report fourth quarter net service revenue up 13.7% year on year and for the eleven months to 31December reach a total of £3.9 billion, an increase of 14.7 % compared to the same period last year.
EDF Energy moves into new Territories
EDF Energy is expanding its online tariff to cover a further 9 electricity regions.
Waitrose is king of virtual supermarkets
Waitrose.com and Ocado have come top of the table in a recent which.co.uk satisfaction survey of online supermarkets.
moneysupermarket.com: Further price cuts from British Gas
Commenting on British Gas announcing further price cuts today to its online product, Click Energy 2, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com said:
moneysupermarket.com: Scottish and Southern Energy's price cuts
Commenting on Scottish and Southern Energy’s price cuts announced today, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com said:
Short term pain, long term gain - Virgin Media announces fourth quarter results
Steve Weller, Head of Communications Services at independent price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com, comments on the net loss of £122.1 million and 64,300 customers:
Scottish and Southern Energy reduces tariff
Scottish and Southern Energy has only partly delivered on its promise to consumers, competitors and the market to ‘blow them out of the water’ with today’s price cuts, says uSwitch.com, the independent, online switching and comparison service.
moneysupermarket.com comments on the launch of Tiscali TV Service
Commenting on the launch of Tiscali TV Service, Jason Lloyd, head of broadband, moneysupermarket.com said: "I think Tiscali is trying to fly under the radar a little with this launch, mainly because it wants to avoid the current battle between the bigger triple play players, namely Sky and Virgin Media.
moneysupermarket.com: Powergen's price cuts
Commenting on Powergen’s price cuts announced today, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com said:
Number of household bills on the rise
Household bill payments are on the rise, from 159 per household in 2000 to 166 in 2005, according to a report by APACS, the UK payments association. Consumers handle these numerous commitments in a variety of ways, with direct debits particularly favoured - direct debits accounted for over half of all regular bill payments in 2005.
Powergen reduces energy bills
Powergen, the UK’s second largest energy supplier with six million customers, has said that it will reduce its energy prices from 30th April 2007.
The cost of ‘mobile’ ignorance
Despite the fact that mobile phones have become an essential part of modern day life, many people have little idea of how much they are paying or even which call plan they are on.
Secret shame of Britain’s shopaholics
It is a truth universally acknowledged that women love to shop, but how much is too much? How do we know when we’ve tipped over the edge and are spending more than we can afford? uSwitch.com, the impartial price comparison and switching service, has surveyed women across Britain to understand their shopping and spending habits and linked with Jay Hunt, spending and style expert from BBC3’s Spendaholics, to develop a guide to responsible shopping.
Scottish Power launches a new capped rate product
Customers’ prices will be protected until the end of April 2008 and capped rates will fall if Scottish Power lowers its standard tariff.
moneysupermarket.com: Scottish Power's price reduction
Commenting on Scottish Power’s price reduction to their online capped dual fuel product, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said: