Phone and broadband bills dropped in 2008

Recently released figures have shown that consumers in the UK spent less on their phone and broadband bills in 2008 than they did in 2007.

According to figures that have recently been released the cost of phone and broadband bills for consumers in the UK have been falling, with consumers tending to spend less on their landlines, mobiles phones, and broadband in 2008 compared to the previous year. The figures were released by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom.

The figures showed that on average consumers were spending nearly four pounds a month less on their landline bills, mobile phones bills, and broadband in 2008 compared to 2007. Landline monthly bills fell from an average £23.49 per month to £22.26 per month. Broadband costs per month in 2008 were down from an average £11.37 per month to £10.71 per month.

An official from Ofcom stated: “Take-up of communications services keeps growing and consumers are becoming smarter at finding the cheaper deals available by choosing bundled services or switching from standard annual contracts.” The report stated that many people were taking advantage of special deals and discounts, particularly last year after the global credit crisis hit the UK towards the end of 2007.

One broadband industry official said: “Bundling your line rental, calls package and broadband service can really help cut your monthly bills, as well as reducing the number of bills you actually receive. Look out for special offers from home phone providers such as BT and TalkTalk, and even companies better known for digital TV such as Sky and Virgin Media – you could save even more money if you take a phone, TV and broadband package.”