Britons to LOSE phone signal as mobile rationing warning issued amid high energy costs
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Mobile phone signal access could be rationed and charges raised at peak times because of soaring energy costs, networks have warned.
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The networks are highly energy-intensive, but the telecoms sector was left out of a recent expansion of a Government support scheme for power-hungry businesses.
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Now, some are believed to be drawing up contingency plans to deal with spiralling prices.
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Measures said to be under consideration include restricting access to their networks in periods of high demand or price surging, charging more at peak times.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The measures, being modelled behind closed doors, are expected to effect mainly voice calls and mobile data, reports trade publication Business Matters.
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