The three main operators are preparing to increase monthly fees in line with inflation, even after the sector regulator requested “restraint”. Customers risk increases of 4.6% in service prices, most coming into force from February 1st.

According to a report by ECO, MEO, NOS and Vodafone are already announcing on their respective websites that these increases will take place next year, as stipulated in the contracts. Despite not having made comments to ECO, the three companies have websites where they confirm that they are preparing to carry out this increase in line with the variation in the Consumer Price Index (IPC) in the full calendar year of 2023.

In 2024, price increases will be reflected in most customers' invoices from February 1st. This is the case of Meo, which will increase the monthly fees for packages on that date in line with the variation in the index that measures inflation during the year 2023. Before that, on January 1st, the company will increase the monthly fees for post-service services. -mobile payments “for the contractually foreseen minimum value of 50 cents (with VAT)”, says the company. A similar price increase is also announced for companies.

Nos will update “the price of services” according to inflation, focusing “on monthly service fees, as well as extra ceiling fees”. “The new prices will come into force on February 1, 2024, and each customer will be able to check their specific update on the Nos website from January 23, 2024”, explains the operator.

Vodafone warns customers that, “in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract”, it will “update the price of telecommunications services provided to its customers from February 1, 2024”. “You can check the new conditions from January 15th on this page”, adds the company.

These increases will take place on top of the increase already made by the three companies this year. Meo and Nos increased customer prices by up to 7.8% in February 2023, while Vodafone increased prices in the same line from March 2023. Inflation thus brought an increase of many euros in monthly telecommunications fees, which, moreover, has also been reflected in the accounts of these companies, in the form of increases in average revenue per customer (ARPU).