Sky TV and broadband customers issued seven-week warning over price hikes

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Sky customers have been issued a seven-week warning as prices for broadband and TV services are due to rise.Like several other broadband providers, Sky is raising its prices amid current inflation.

Bills for customers are expected to rise by an average of £67 a year from April, which is around an 8.1 per cent increase.As reported by the Birmingham Mail, Sky said it will start notifying customers who will see their bills going up from February 16.

This is below the current rate of inflation - which is at 10.5 per cent - and Sky broadband and home phone customers who are in-contract have the option to leave penalty-free within 30 days of being told about the price increases.A Sky spokesperson said in a statement: "This is not a decision we have taken lightly.

We have tried to minimise the impact to customers with an average price increase across all our broadband and TV customers of 8.1%, which is below levels of inflation again this year."This comes as Ofcom has launched a review of inflation-linked phone and broadband price rises, as millions of customers can expect to face monthly bill increases of at least 14 per cent.