BT is raising some of its landline, broadband and BT Sport prices in an inflation-busting move from 7 January 2018. The telecommunications giant has confirmed to Moneywise that many of its customers will be hit with increased bills in the new year. BT says it is making the following key price changes, which range from a 4.6% to a 33.3% increase – more than the latest Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation at 3%: BT Basic prices have been frozen since 2014, while line rental-only customers will receive a £7 per month cut from 1 April taking prices to £11.99, following regulatory intervention last month. For non-line rental only customers, line rental is now included in the price of broadband. There are also no changes to the price of BT’s non-sport TV packs or to BT Mobile. If you have BT Sport and BT TV, your price will remain at £3.50 per month. BT last upped broadband, home phone and BT Sport prices, as well as certain call costs, from 2 April this year. Affected customers can cancel their contract penalty free as a result of the price rises, although you won’t be able to cancel BT Mobile or BT TV penalty free as the price of these products isn’t changing. BT says customers will be written to during November and December 2017 with a “clear breakdown” of how each of their products will be affected. In a statement, BT says: “We believe the BT Sport Pack is still tremendous value for money compared to Sky and that we have made iconic sport like UEFA Champions League and the Ashes much more affordable for customers. And BT TV customers are only paying the price of a pint for more BT Sport action than ever. “We are investing more than ever in broadband, including boosting the speed, data and cloud storage of millions of customers. And answering 85%of our customers’ calls in the UK and Ireland by creating an extra 2,200 jobs here. “There are also great personalised offers for our broadband customers. They can stay on the same broadband deal for the same price as they were paying before this change, if they sign a new contract. Or choose to upgrade to a better product, usually offering more speed or more data, for their new price, which will be frozen for 18 months.” So far this year, the following major telecoms companies have announced price hikes:
BT is raising the price of its services by as much as a third from January . News , sports coverage and call centres are all affected by the changes to the pricing structure . All of the increases are above the current 3 % rate of inflation , and range from a 4.6 % increase in the cost of BT Infinity for broadband to a 33.3 % increase in BT Gold subscriptions for broadband customers . Line rental - only services will see a £ 7 ( $ 9.3 ) monthly cut . The telecommunications company last raised its prices in April .