Broadband subscribers aware of the British telecoms regulator Ofcom's announcement that major internet service providers have pledged their commitments to shield customers whose services are out of contract will see most of these commitments in play by March 2020.Broadband subscribers aware of the British telecoms regulator Ofcom's announcement that major internet service providers have pledged their commitments to shield customers whose services are out of contract will see most of these commitments in play by March 2020.
The commitments include carrying out price reviews annually to guarantee best deals and automatic discounts where appropriate. All these are aim at protecting out-of-contract customers from high price changes.

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TeleGeography Authoritative Telecom DataLink: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2019/09/26/british-broadband-providers-commit-to-offering-fairer-prices-to-out-of-contract-subscribers/