Sky to hike broadband and TV prices by up to £72 a year from August for hundreds of thousands of customers
HUNDREDS of thousands of Sky customers will be hit with broadband and TV price hikes of up to £72 from August, the telecoms giant has confirmed.
Sky says this latest increase only applies to a small number of customers who didn't see bills rise when it last upped prices on April 1.
While those with HD TV will pay an extra £1 a month (£12 a year), with bills rising from £5 a month to £6 a month.
As in April, exactly what price you'll pay in total depends on your package.
The largest possible increase is £6 a month or £72 a year, but Sky says the average hike is much less at £3 a month or £36 a year.
It wouldn't tell us how many customers are affected, but even 1 per cent of the 13million-strong UK customer base it had in 2018 (the latest figures available) would mean 130,000 impacted.
A Sky spokesperson said: “This is not an additional price increase – a small number of our customers did not receive notification of their price increase earlier this year and they are now being notified.
"We know price increases are never welcome, so we try to keep prices down while continuing to bring customers the best entertainment all in one place, leading customer service and even more flexibility to choose the package that best suits them.”
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Last year, Sky upped prices by up to £42 a year. While in 2018 it increased costs by £30 a year.
But NOW TV, which is owned by Sky bucked the trend and cut the price of its out of contract broadband deals by up to £9 a month in February.