Another price increase coming into effect today is further bad news of families who heavily rely on landlines for both calls and broadband.

BT customers will see their home phone bills rise again as line rental charges creep up for the third time in 12 months.

As well as the recent 9% increases on BT call rates, customers have also been subject to stealth hikes on the cost of line rental.

Last year, BT line rental cost £11.54 a month. However, this has risen by nearly £2 over the course of one year, taking the cost of a landline up to £13.90 per month from today.

Furthermore, there are fears within the industry that other providers could yet follow suit.

Research by Simplifydigital.com shows that a third of landline customers have not switched packages or providers in five years. These customers will likely be hit hardest as they are likely to be stuck on the most uncompetitive packages.

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