Proximus and Scarlet raise their rates for 2027, with only a stripped-down entry bundle getting cheaper
From 1 January most bundles will cost 2 to 4 euros a month more; the most popular mobile plan and fibre internet also go up, while a few plans get cheaper.
Proximus will raise the prices of its telecom bundles by 2 to 4 euros a month on 1 January, depending on what they include, Trends reports. Most packages at subsidiary brand Scarlet will also go up by 2 to 3 euros a month. At the same time, Proximus is launching a cheaper entry bundle without fibre, with less included data and without 5G. It costs 69.99 euros a month instead of 72.99 euros, the Belgian tech site ITdaily writes. Proximus is the first operator to announce its prices for next year.
Standalone plans are changing too. The Mobile Smart plan, the most popular according to Proximus, goes from 24.99 to 26 euros a month, but with more data (80 GB) and a higher speed, ITdaily reports. The entry-level Mobile Essential plan drops by 99 cents to 16 euros and gets 7 instead of 5 GB of data. The most expensive mobile plan falls from 49.99 to 45 euros. The Mega Fiber fibre subscription rises by 3 euros to 67.99 euros a month.
Customers without fibre in their street can keep using the Light and Go plans for now, which remain unchanged. According to ITdaily, Proximus is not following Telenet, which scrapped its cheapest internet subscription and drew criticism for it from Consumer Protection Minister Rob Beenders (Vooruit). Like Telenet, Proximus wants to give customers more choice in what goes into their bundle, which can strongly affect the price.
Annual price adjustments have become routine in the Belgian telecoms sector. At the end of September, Proximus counted 2.8 million buildings that can be connected to its fibre network. At Scarlet, internet speeds are going up, and mobile customers have already received more call minutes and data since October. Mobile Vikings, another brand in the group, has not yet announced its rates for next year.