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Contact the provider you want to join. Under Ofcom’s One Touch Switch process the new provider arranges the move, including between different networks, and you do not need to call your old provider. You should not pay notice-period charges beyond the switch date. Check first whether you are still inside a minimum term, because an early termination charge can still apply.

It can, if a rise is written into the contract. Under Ofcom rules, for contracts taken out from January 2025 any price rise included in the contract must be set out in pounds and pence when you sign up, along with when it will happen. Rises linked to a future inflation figure are banned. Ask for the monthly price in each year before you agree.

Ordinary "fibre" broadband is usually part fibre: fibre-optic cable runs to a street cabinet and copper phone wire covers the last stretch to your home, so speeds drop with distance. Full fibre runs fibre-optic cable all the way into the property, which allows much higher speeds that do not depend on distance. Full fibre is not available at every address yet.

No. Full fibre and newer part-fibre packages are sold without a traditional phone line. The old analogue phone network is closing on 31 January 2027, and home phones are moving to digital lines that plug into the broadband router. Ofcom says you can keep your phone number. Tell your provider if you have a care alarm or no mobile signal at home.

Possibly. Social tariffs are lower-priced broadband and phone packages for people claiming Universal Credit, Pension Credit and some other benefits. Ofcom says that if your current provider offers one, you can move to it at any time free of charge. Not every provider has a social tariff, so check Ofcom’s list or ask your provider before you compare standard deals.

Not necessarily. Several providers listed here run their own networks that cover only certain towns, cities or rural areas, and speeds on part-fibre lines vary by address. Prices also change often. When you ask for a callback, we check what is available where you live and confirm the current price before you decide. There is no obligation.