Government to review mid-contract smartphone price hikes, calling it "absurd":
Technology minister Liz Kendall is heading up the calls for practice reviews
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BBC Nov 04 25
Ofcom slams O2 over unexpected mobile phone contract price rise: The media regulator said it was disappointed O2 raised prices more than was advertised when ...
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BBC Nov 03 25
Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise: The technology secretary says O2's higher-than-expected price increase is "disappointing" given the cost of ...
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- O2 customers can cancel their contracts without penalty until Saturday, November 22, 2025.
- The annual increase is planned at £2.50 monthly, instead of £1.80 currently, taking effect in April 2026.
- O2 attributes the change to record demand for mobile data and calls it continued good value.
- Martin Lewis criticised O2, saying the change effectively undermined Ofcom’s new consumer-protection system.
The regulator’s solution to hideous above-inflation, mid-contract price hikes was that on sign-up firms should tell you in advance, in pounds and pence, the price hikes you’ll face during the contract period.— Martin Lewis, BBC/ITV star, told readers of MoneySaving Expert that the move
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Surrey Live Nov 01 25
Martin Lewis advises O2 customers to 'leave now' and 'act quickly'
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Lincolnshire Live Aug 10 22
Martin Lewis' money warning to holidaymakers using their phone abroad: The Money Saving Expert has issued his latest advice
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