The Federal Competition Authority (BWB) sees at least a “crooked look” in the simultaneous price increase by the three big players. She also criticizes the extent of the increases, claiming that the situation is not sufficient for an investigation.
With Drei, mobile phone contracts are one to three euros more expensive per month, A1 is introducing an annual service fee of 25 euros for its discount brand “bob”. In addition, both increase their Internet tariffs. Magenta discontinues old UPC contracts for cable internet; the new basic fee costs around three euros more per month.
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Inclined optics tariff increase telecom companies
