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  • Roll-out starts next year but households still kept in the dark about smart meters

    Despite more than two million smart meters already appearing in homes and businesses around the country and the mandated roll-out due to kick-off next year, new research from uSwitch.com reveals that over half of consumers (55%) still don’t know what a sm

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  • Samsung Galaxy S4 poised to dominate mobile charts after just four days on sale

    Apple’s iPhone 5 remains Britain’s most popular smartphone, but the heavily hyped Samsung Galaxy S4 is already in third place despite having been on sale for less than a week, according to the uSwitch.com Mobile Tracker, which is based on live searches, p

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  • Consumers would give IDS green light to overhaul winter fuel payments

    Consumers would give Iain Duncan Smith a green light to overhaul the winter fuel allowance, according to research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.

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  • Race is on as ScottishPower launches the longest fixed price energy deal on the market

    The race to bring long-term, competitive fixed price energy plans to the market is well and truly underway. Following npower’s launch of its ‘Fixed Family’ yesterday, ScottishPower has stepped into the fray and stolen npower’s crown with its new plan, Fix

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  • As First Utility announces price hike, npower launches cheapest fixed price deal on the market

    As another small supplier bows to market pressure and increases its prices, npower is helping consumers to take control of their energy costs for the next two and a half years with the launch of its new ‘Fixed Family’ tariffs. npower already has the longe

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  • Lloyds branch sale collapse places dent in consumer choice, says uSwitch.com

    The Co-Operative Group has pulled out of its purchase of 632 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, blaming the current economic environment and increasing regulatory requirements.

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  • New Sainsbury’s credit cards will help customers to live well for less

    Sainsbury’s has become the latest provider to ‘up the ante’ in credit card war with the launch of two new cards – the Sainsbury's Low Rate Nectar Credit Card and the Sainsbury's Low Rate Cashback Credit Card. The move comes just weeks after Tesco increase

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  • Less than six in ten would consider switching to an energy supplier outside of the big six

    As more new energy suppliers enter the market[1], new research reveals that their biggest battle may not be with their big six competitors, but with the fear factors that continue to prevent consumers from trying them out:

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  • John Lewis launches six months free home broadband

    Following the launch of John Lewis’s six months free home broadband offer when you buy a connected device, such as a tablet, Marie-Louise Abretti, broadband expert at uSwitch.com, says: “This offer is a nod to the growing popularity of tablets and the cha

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  • Ofcom proposals for greater transparency could give consumers the protection they need

    Commenting on Ofcom proposals to change how telephone numbers are charged, which would increase transparency and make it easier for consumers to see how much calls costs, Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at uSwitch.com, says: “News that Ofcom is tackling one

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