Telecoms firms accused of overcharging landline-only customers by £200m

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A trio of telecoms firms have been accused of overcharging hundreds of thousands of landline-only customers by almost £200m, according to research.

Economists at Fideres argue that almost 600,000 UK landline-only customers have been charged “excessive” prices since 2009.