This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop mobile phone networks from profiteering through annual price increases
In recent years, the major mobile phone operators (O2, Three, Vodafone and EE) have all changed their contracts to allow them to charge RPI / CPI PLUS 3.9% increases to mobile phone contracts. This is profiteering of the highest order for what, these days, is an essential item to have.
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The current rate of RPI at time of writing is 14.1%. Should this rate stay the same then mobile phone networks can increase monthly charges by 18% every year.
Someone buying a mobile phone in January at £30 per month could instantly be paying £35 per month the very next month for 12 months and then possibly £42 per month from February the following year (should the RPI rate be at a similar level).
Ofcom are unwilling to act and so the government should act to stop this shameful profiteering.
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