BT is bringing in inflation-busting price rises after its £1billion-plus move into sports TV.The telecoms giant’s ten million customers will see their monthly packages increase by up to 6.5 per cent from January 4.‘Every customer will be affected by this,’ admitted a company spokesman.Penalty fees for leaving a contract early are due to rise by as much as 30 per cent, and even the charge for dialling the Speaking Clock will go up by 6.3 per cent.Standard line rental, which is paid on top of any phone or broadband package, will rise by 3.5 per cent from £15.45 to £15.99 a month. The annual inflation rate is 2.7 per cent at present.
............. and my pittance of a pension.
