Charges to citizens’ mobile, landline and Internet accounts by providers have increased by up to 20% in the recent period compared to previous charges. Αccording to the newspaper “TA NEA” providers increased their service prices after the government turned down their requested readjustment of the contracts.
For almost all expiring contracts, the telecommunications companies propose to their customers new increased tariffs.
Providers argue that after 12, 18 or 24 months (which is the most common) the contracts expire and they now propose to clients to continue with the same program but with an increase of e.g. 4 euros to 7 euros in a package that was previously offered at 24 to 27 euros/month.
It is noteworthy that according to a recent Eurostat survey, telecommunications in Greece are at least 50% more expensive than the European Union average.
According to newspaper “TA NEA”, the new increases on the part of the telecommunication providers concern mainly the subscribers who in the past had obtained a contract connection with a discount from the nominal list. However, since almost all consumers with either a mobile or landline contract got their connections through offers, the new increases apply to all subscribers.
In particular, telecom providers are asking for the increases since consumers are now out of contract (due to expiry). In fact, some companies call subscribers 3 or even 5 months before the end of their contract, pointing out to them that there is a special offer for them with an increase in fees, for example up to 20%.
They advise subscribers to take up this offer immediately, as it won’t be available for long.
The subscriber, regardless of whether or not he received discounted services from the price list, is not obliged to accept the proposed increase.
The customer can request termination of the contract free of charge, if his contract has expired, his transfer to another provider’s network (portability), the newspaper noted adding that companies bet on the fact of consumer “passivity”. If the latter makes the move to request a change of provider then it is very likely that he will return to the original offer, i.e. the one that was valid for the last 12, 18 or 24 months.
International organizations (such as the EU, OECD, Ookla, etc.) rank Greece in 27th place in Europe and around 100th place worldwide. The case of Internet connection speeds is typical, where the actual speeds in our country differ greatly (they are lower) compared to the nominal ones. (source; tanea.gr via enikos.gr)
PS a 20% increase in telecommunications, fees and increased participation in health, a permanent price increase in supermarkets, but no increase in salaries and wages.
“PS a 20% increase in telecommunications, fees and increased participation in health, a permanent price increase in supermarkets, but no increase in salaries and wages.”
Good grief no! You have to realise that it is greedy workers demanding higher wages that causes inflation. It’s nothing to do with both central banks and commercial banks creating tons of new money out of thin air nor anything to do with supply/demand imbalances. Workers wages have to be kept as low as possible otherwise they will become lazy and less productive. Executives’ salaries have to be increased by the maximum amount possible otherwise you won’t recruit the best people
“greedy workers demanding higher wages” – are you serious? Note: no matter what workers demand, they don’t get it.
Warwick was being ironic aka taking the p*** 🙂
Don’t forget it was the fat lazy Greeks who caused the 2008 financial collapse and not at all the sub-prime mortgage fiasco that started in the US in 2007 and was a major money laundering scam anyway! 🙂
was he? let him speak for himself.
Or maybe it was the sub prime fiasco that exposed the stake of the greek economy, either way it was doomed to fail.