Mobile phone and broadband firms including O2 and EE 'used 2014 loophole to ramp up contract prices'

Mobile phone and broadband firms including O2 and EE 'used a 2014 loophole to ramp up contract prices' to almost double the rate of inflation as millions of Brits face a cost-of-living squeeze - Mobile phone & broadband providers have used gap in the rules to push up bills - Customers can leave contract without penalty if they suffer 'material detriment' - The phrase was widely understood to refer to any sort of price increases - An apparent oversight meant it was never properly defined in the revised rules Mobile phone and broadband firms have been accused of using a loophole to ramp up prices by almost double the rate of inflation. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has found providers have used a gap in the rules to …
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