When price increases are allowed for mobile and landline contracts

When price increases for mobile and landline contracts are permissible Is a contract still a contract? Permissible increases and right of termination High hurdles Conclusion Read article in c’t 20/2023

The battle for customers in the telecommunications market is fierce: Providers try to persuade customers to switch or to stay with numerous – mostly temporary – discounts on the monthly price, additional services or inexpensive hardware such as smartphones or routers.

In return, in most cases, customers initially commit themselves to receiving the extras for two years. This corresponds to the maximum legally permissible initial term for telecommunications contracts (section 56 (1) TKG). Anyone who has ever tried to get out of such a contract early knows how seriously companies take this contractual obligation.

Anyone who now believes that in return they have bought a two-year rest period as a customer faces adversity. The increasing costs everywhere are also affecting companies. Some telecommunications providers take this as an opportunity to increase the prices in current contracts. This raises the question of whether price increases are permissible at all during the 24-month contract period.

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