{"id":9746,"date":"2015-07-22T14:16:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=9746"},"modified":"2015-07-22T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:22:21","slug":"uk-citizens-advice-accuses-broadband-isps-of-false-price-promises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/07\/uk-citizens-advice-accuses-broadband-isps-of-false-price-promises.html","title":{"rendered":"UK Citizens Advice Accuses Broadband ISPs of False Price Promises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensadvice.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Citizens Advice<\/a> agency has once again criticised the way in which some home broadband ISPs promote their services, such as via allegedly &#8220;<em>hidden charges<\/em>&#8221; like phone line rental, starter fees and router delivery costs.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The gripes appear to be broadly similar to the last time that the agency raised this problem in December 2014 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/12\/citizens-advice-demands-strong-rules-stop-misleading-broadband-ads.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). In fairness most ISPs have, after some battering from the <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-125 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/asa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"advertising standards authority\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.asa.org.uk\">Advertising Standards Authority<\/a>, finally become a lot clearer with their promotions and now state much more prominently when things like &#8220;<em>line rental<\/em>&#8221; are required.<\/p>\n<p>Never the less Citizens Advice claims that ISPs are &#8220;<em>misleading customers and costing them up to six and a half times more than adverts imply<\/em>&#8220;, with consumers apparently said to be paying as much as \u00a320 more a month for their broadband package than advertised.<\/p>\n<p>The consumer charity is thus calling on broadband providers to be upfront about the price consumers will actually pay, and is asking the <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-125 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/asa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"advertising standards authority\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.asa.org.uk\">Advertising Standards Authority<\/a> to introduce new rules ensuring broadband deals are transparent; even though they already have those (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/10\/new-rule-stops-uk-isps-separating-line-rental-cost-from-broadband-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\">example<\/a>) and have been using them quite frequently, albeit with mixed results.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Broadband providers are cashing in on false promises. With some people paying up to six and a half times more a month for broadband than advertised, customers are being sold one thing and charged another.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Confusing teaser rates and hidden costs make it difficult to work out whether you\u2019re getting a good deal. Internet providers need to be upfront about broadband costs, ensuring adverts are transparent and people know what they\u2019re signing up to.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Some broadband firms are starting to accept that prices need to be clearer. Now the whole industry needs to up its game &#8211; and the Advertising Standards Authority should help by setting new, clear rules<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to note that the agency does praise some providers, such as <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-59\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/tt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"talktalk\">TalkTalk<\/a>&#8217;s new <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-110 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"fttp\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_fibre_optic.php\">FTTP<\/a> service in York and Relish&#8217;s wireless network in London, for giving consumers a simple &#8220;<em>all in<\/em>&#8221; price for their service. But this is perhaps somewhat of an apple to oranges style comparison because different infrastructures require a different approach.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast not all ISPs on BTOpenreach&#8217;s network, such as those offering fixed line <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-121 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/adsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"digital subscriber line\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_DSL.php\">ADSL<\/a> or <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-120 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"fttc\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_cable.php\">FTTC<\/a> services, require you to take phone line rental from the same provider. Admittedly if all ISPs required a mandatory bundle then an &#8220;<em>all in<\/em>&#8221; price would be easy, but they don&#8217;t and the wider market is more flexible and diverse than that.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand there is still room for improvement and some providers, such as <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-145\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"BT\">BT<\/a>, could certainly do more on this front as they have a nasty habit of hiding post-contract term price increases in the convoluted small print at the bottom of their website.<\/p>\n<p>For example, at the moment you can order the <strong>Unlimited <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/btinfinityuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"btinfinity\">BTInfinity<\/a> 1 + Weekend Calls<\/strong> bundle for \u00a310 per month on a 12 month contract, with the package promotion clearly stating that line rental of \u00a316.99 per month is payable on-top alongside a \u00a335 one-off activation fee.<\/p>\n<p>A consumer looking at that will assume the same pricing should apply from the end of their contract as the discount level isn\u2019t clear. But it&#8217;s only if you scroll right down to the bottom and through reams of small print that the following is stated &#8220;<em>You&#8217;ll pay \u00a325 a month from month 13<\/em>,&#8221; which isn&#8217;t even very clear about what that cost actually includes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Citizens Advice agency has once again criticised the way in which some home broadband ISPs promote their services, such as via allegedly &#8220;hidden charges&#8221; like phone line rental, starter fees and router delivery costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[99,474,74],"class_list":["post-9746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-asa","tag-bt","tag-talktalk"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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