BT hikes broadband costs by £2.50

BT is hiking the price of its landline, broadband and TV sport packages.

From September 16, standard broadband prices including line rental will increase by £2.50 a month. Line rental on its own goes up from £18.99 to £19.99, or from £56.97 to £59.97 for quarterly bills.

Customers will pay an extra 2p a minute for landline calls, 1p for mobile calls and 5p for international calls. The cost of 1571 answerphone goes up 50p a month.

The BT Sport pack will cost an extra £2 a month. And BT TV customers who want to bolt on Sky Sports or Sky Cinema will pay an extra £2.50 a month.

Customers will get letters about which of their services are rising in price.