[ackees]

No one ever said that prices should never increase, only that they should increase at reasonable rates.
The broadband speed up from 150 to 300 is a good point.
We are talking about value here, is the value of the increase worth double the priece?
What is the added value of the 25% dial up increase?
In the end as mentioned above we are really talking about a range of services, yes some customers would be happy to pay double for double speed, and thatâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s OK, but for those who want a service and do not need double speed should they be forced to accept a doubling of charges or should they be accommodated?

Thatâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s why Ntl needs opening up so that people are not forced into paying exorbitantly all the time. Imagine everything going up 25% (because of some arbitrarily perceived added value by the company) but your wages remaining fixed to 2%.
The free market does not control itself as we are often led to believe, if companies are allowed complete free range they abuse customers. Ntl is abusing itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s existing customer base (not an exaggeration, I recently enquired about an attractive new offer and was told it is only available to new customers).

We need guidelines about Ntl price increases because they are going rampant and unreasonable (apart from the fictitious †˜marketÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢ what is to stop Ntl from doubling prices next year? I think BT prices may be capped but what about Ntl?).