Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 78419

Broadband and Mobile Phones: Contracts

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment Ofcom has made of the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of in-term price increases in mobile phone and broadband contracts.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
In 2023, Ofcom reviewed inflation-linked price rises. Ofcom found that while many broadband and mobile customers were on contracts subject to inflation-linked price rises, awareness and understanding of these terms were very low. Therefore, in December 20...

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