Helping you control the
cost of being in business
For more information:
Telephone: 01565 755 600 Email: mail@beaconplus.co.uk
Typically, we can
save you 10-30% on
YOUR telecommunication and utility costs
We have been
established since 1998 and our client base covers several thousand sites in the UK
If you don't save money we guarantee not to charge you, you have
nothing to lose
Posted on 8th October, 2020
“I was absolutely horrified and I actually felt quite violated”. That’s how Sally Giles describes the moment she discovered she’d been charged £4.50 each week, every week for more than five years “without [her] knowledge or permission”. The charge – which totalled more than £1,200 – was added to her...
Posted on 18th September, 2020
Telecoms: BT are introducing two further price increases from September and October 2020. Generally, other suppliers will follow suit and we would recommend forwarding a copy of your latest invoice (regardless of your current supplier) to see if you will be impacted. Due to our large client base, we are...
Posted on 25th March, 2020
People should avoid using the microwave at the same time as their wi-fi, media regulator Ofcom has said, as part of advice to help improve internet speeds. It comes as millions work remotely and rely on streaming services after the UK was told to “stay at home”. This has put...
Posted on 25th March, 2020
BT’s Openreach says it will no longer install new broadband connections when a home visit is involved. The division, which runs the broadband network for a range of internet service providers, says it will now focus its efforts on other “essential work”. It means work to switch customers between suppliers...
Posted on 17th March, 2020
The UK’s mobile networks are experiencing problems with their services. EE told the BBC it is something “that is affecting all operators and we are working closely to fix it”. The problem is being blamed on “interconnect issues” stemming from one operator, O2. “We don’t believe it is connected to...
Posted on 27th February, 2020
Ofcom is writing to broadband companies to ask why some people are having to pay to keep old email addresses. TalkTalk charges £5 a month and BT charges £7.50 a month if customers switch providers but want to keep using their email addresses as before. Virgin deletes those it gives...
Posted on 10th February, 2020
Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers. The fine was imposed by France’s competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were not warned. In 2017, Apple confirmed that it did slow down some iPhones,...
Posted on 4th February, 2020
Fifty per cent of the UK’s 10-year-olds owned a smartphone in 2019, according to a report by media regulator Ofcom. The amount of young phone owners doubled between the ages of nine and 10, which Ofcom dubbed “the age of digital independence”. In addition, 24% of 3 and 4-year-olds had...
Posted on 30th January, 2020
People and businesses could benefit from more reliable wifi, thanks to proposals set out by Ofcom. Ofcom manages the UK’s airwaves – or spectrum – a finite resource that is essential for wireless services including wifi. Wifi is increasingly used for the everyday activities that people and businesses depend on...
Posted on 29th January, 2020
In June 2017, the European Union scrapped additional charges for roaming on mobile phones when you travel to another EU country. Roaming is when you use your mobile phone abroad. Since 2017, UK consumers have, within reason, been able to use the minutes, texts and data included on their mobile...
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