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Uswitch comments on SSE’s expected profits
In a trading statement today, SSE has announced that it expects an increase in profits ahead of its full year results. The news comes following a price hike at the …
Ofcom gives consumers greater protection from mid-contract price rises
Commenting on the news from Ofcom that as of tomorrow consumers will be able to exit their landline, broadband or mobile contract without penalty if their provider hikes bills, Ernest Doku, …
Lloyds bank offers flexible alternative in loans market
Lloyds Bank has launched its Flexible Loan, which will allow customers to make as many additional payments as they like and repay their loan at any time without being charged. …
Uswitch comments on ofcom’s green light for super-fast broadband on planes and boats
Commenting on the news that Ofcom has given the green light for super-fast broadband for passengers on planes and boats Marie-Louise Abretti, telecoms expert at Uswitch.com, says:“Whether you see going without …
New longest fixed term energy tariff protects from price hikes until April 2018
Sainsbury’s Energy has today launched the longest fixed price energy tariff on the market. The new plan will enable customers to lock in their prices until the 31st March 2018 …
E.ON – is this the last energy price hike ’til 2015
The last of the big six energy suppliers’ winter hikes comes into effect this Saturday (18th January). E.ON will be increasing its prices by £45 or 4% for standard direct …
Current account switching rises 17% as consumers become braver to make the move
In response to today’s switching report from the Payments Council which reveals that current account switching in the last three months of 2013 increased 17% compared to the last three …
3.5 million British kids under eight now have tablets
More than a quarter of British kids (27%) have a tablet by the time they are eight years old[1] Nearly 4 million kids in Britain (29%) first learned to use …
Uswitch welcomes TalkTalk’s move to tackle nuisance calls for free
Commenting on the news that TalkTalk today becomes the first and only provider to offer all privacy calling features free of charge, Marie-Louise Abretti, telecoms expert at Uswitch.com, says: “The landline may be …
Uswitch comments on the demise of the text
Commenting on Deloitte’s annual Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions report, which shows the number of text messages sent in the UK fell for the first time last year, and predicts this …
Consumers still £53 a year worse off after cut to energy bill levies
npower today becomes the last big six supplier to reveal the cuts it will make following Government review of levies on household energy bills[1] Suppliers’ cuts average out at 3% …
SSE reveals details of price cut
SSE has today announced details of its price cut following Government changes to levies on bills. Despite British Gas cutting its prices from 1st January, SSE has confirmed that it will …