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Ofcom<\/a> has today published a new report, which examines how affordability, take-up and engagement with UK telecoms, TV and postal services compares via different groups. Overall 13% of broadband and phone consumers switched ISP (down from 17% a year ago) and financially vulnerable people are less likely to have “superfast<\/em>” speeds.<\/p>\n

The Access and Inclusion in 2018<\/a><\/strong> (PDF) report notes that people classified as being the “most financially vulnerable<\/em>” are less likely to have a landline, mobile, fixed broadband and \/ or pay TV service and are more likely than average to live in a mobile-only household (28% vs an average of 21%).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile 1% of households in the above group say they have neither a landline nor a mobile and 3 in 10 live in households without any internet access, while 8% have access only via a mobile. The most financially vulnerable who do have broadband are also “significantly less likely than average<\/em>” to have a 30Mbps+ superfast broadband ISP connection (28% vs 40%); most likely due to the higher costs involved.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere switching (changing provider) remains highest for the dual-play (broadband and phone) market, although it has declined a bit in the past year. In the pay-TV market switching also declined: from 8% in 2017 to 5% in 2018. Plus some 7% of consumers have switched landline provider in the stand-alone market in the past 12 months, and the same proportion have switched at least one service in their triple-play bundle (broadband, phone and TV). However mobile switching remains unchanged at 10%.<\/p>\n

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As you’d expect, seeking to reduce costs remains the main prompt for switching among dual-play, triple-play and pay-TV stand-alone customers, followed by finding a better deal with another provider. For mobile customers, it was the reverse; finding a better price\/deal with another provider (37%) was more important than seeking to reduce current costs (28%).<\/p>\n

Price rises by an existing ISP were also a factor that encouraged switching among dual-play (30%) and triple-play (31%) customers.<\/p>\n

Internet Related Highlights from the Report:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* Some 49% of those with internet at home have sent a parcel in the last month compared to 21% of those without the internet. Those with internet sent an average of 2.1 parcels in the last month compared to 1.0 sent by those without the internet.<\/p>\n

* Half of older (65+) dual-play customers are either out of contract (25%) or do not know their contract status (24%), significantly higher than average (38% combined).<\/p>\n

* Dual-play customers in the ‘most financially vulnerable’ segment are also less certain of their contract status i.e. 19% are unsure if their contract has ended vs. 12% of those in the least financially vulnerable segment.<\/p>\n

* Dual-play consumers aged 55+ are more likely than other age groups to say they struggle to understand the language and terminology used (43% vs. 15%).<\/p>\n

* Broadband customers aged 65+ are less confident than average about speaking to their current provider about deals (75% vs. 88%), as are broadband customers with a disability (78%).<\/p>\n

* Older broadband consumers are significantly less likely than average to have ever changed their broadband provider (55% of broadband customers aged 65+ vs. 65% average).<\/p>\n

* Landline (phone) ownership fell significantly in 2018 and has coincided with a rise in the number of people aged 75+ living in mobile-only households (up to 6%).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Over the past couple of years Ofcom<\/a> has taken a range of actions to help protect vulnerable consumers, including securing a \u00a37 per month line rental cut for BT<\/a>\u2019s landline-only customers, as well as capping call charges for directory enquiry services (118) and introducing rules requiring companies to identify and protect vulnerable customers.<\/p>\n

The regulator has also begun a review of broadband pricing and they’re introducing a new system of contract notification letters, which will help to keep consumers informed about what they’re currently paying for and whether or not there may be cheaper options available.<\/p>\n

The forthcoming 10Mbps USO may also help those in the most digitally disadvantaged areas to access a faster and more affordable broadband connection (due end of 2019).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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