Broadband Price Rises 2026: Every Provider Explained

In April 2026, most major UK broadband providers raised prices, though the picture is more mixed than a single across-the-board figure suggests. BT, EE and Plusnet increased by £4 a month. TalkTalk and Hyperoptic, both often assumed to be lower-rise providers, also increased by around £4. Sky rose by £3. NOW Broadband and toob applied no rise at all in April 2026. These are the second full year of flat, disclosed pounds-and-pence rises since the industry moved away from CPI-linked increases in January 2025.

Which providers raised prices in April 2026?

*Virgin Media and TalkTalk both moved to a higher rise for contracts signed after a cutover date in late 2025 (Virgin Media: £3.50 for contracts from January-September 2025, £4 from October 2025 onward; TalkTalk: £3 for contracts from August 2024 to mid-November 2025, £4 for contracts from 16 November 2025). Vodafone similarly rose by £3.00 for older contracts and £3.50 for contracts from 12 November 2025 onward. †NOW Broadband applied no rise in April 2026, but current contracts disclose a scheduled £3 rise for April 2027 and a further £3 for April 2028.

Two real corrections worth knowing about "no-rise" providers

Hyperoptic and Community Fibre are sometimes assumed to be part of the no-rise altnet group, but neither is: Hyperoptic applies a scheduled rise of around £4 a month each April on its fixed-term contracts, and Community Fibre applies a capped £2 a month rise each April, both disclosed upfront in pounds and pence. Only toob and Zen Internet, among the providers checked here, applied genuinely no scheduled rise in April 2026, and Zen backs this with an explicit Contract Price Promise rather than just an absence of an announced increase.

Your rights when broadband prices go up mid-contract

Since January 2025, Ofcom requires all new broadband contracts to state any mid-contract price rises as a fixed pound amount rather than a CPI-linked percentage. This means if a contract was signed after January 2025 and the provider raises prices by more than the amount stated in the contract, there is a right to exit without an early termination charge.

For contracts signed before January 2025, or in some cases before a provider’s own later cutover date, the old rules may still apply, meaning a provider could have raised prices by a CPI-linked percentage without automatically triggering an exit right.

How to leave a broadband contract because of a price rise

• Check the contract start date — a contract signed after January 2025 carries stronger rights
• Get the price rise notification in writing — providers must give at least 30 days' notice
• Contact the provider and state a wish to leave penalty-free — cite the price rise as the reason
• Use One Touch Switch — sign up with a new provider and they handle the rest automatically
• Act within 30 days of the notice — the right to exit without penalty expires after that window

Which broadband providers genuinely had no price rise in 2026?

Only toob and Zen Internet applied no scheduled rise at all in April 2026 among the providers checked here, and NOW Broadband also had no rise this specific year, though it now discloses scheduled rises for April 2027 and April 2028 on new contracts. Altnets in particular have used price stability as a competitive differentiator, but "altnet" alone is not a reliable predictor: Hyperoptic and Community Fibre, both altnets, do apply a scheduled annual rise.

What changed with broadband pricing rules in 2025?

From January 2025, Ofcom banned the practice of linking mid-contract broadband price rises to inflation (CPI or RPI). For all new contracts signed from that date, any price rise during the contract term must be stated as a fixed pound amount at the point of sale. This gives more predictability, since the rise is known before signing up, unlike the previous CPI+3.9% system, which made the true long-term cost of a contract impossible to calculate in advance.