Virgin Media to hike broadband bills
Broadband-only customers will see their bills rise from 1st November.
Virgin Media's broadband-only customers will see their bills rise by as much as 6% from the start of November.
Thousands will have to pay an extra £1.75 each month.
So, for example, if you are on a 50Mb broadband package then your monthly bill will rise from £28.50 to £30.25, a 6.1% increase.
Those on the 100Mb broadband package will see their monthly bill jump from £33.50 to £35.25, while those on the 150Mb broadband package will see bills increase to £42.75 from £41.
The firm said that it never likes to increase prices, but was investing heavily to boost its network with a speed boost coming later this year.
Leave penalty free
If you are affected by the price rise, you can walk away from your Virgin deal without having to pay a penalty. Ofcom rules mean that providers have to allow customers to leave penalty-free if they did not inform customers of a future price rise when the customer signed up to the deal.
You have until the end of October to notify Virgin that you want to leave.
You can compare the best deals in your area with the help of our friends over at broadbandchoices.co.uk.
Be sure to check out our guide on How to switch your phone, broadband and TV packages and also our look at The best and worst broadband providers.
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