TalkTalk broadband
Low-cost provider on the Openreach network, now being bought by BT out of administration.
TalkTalk went into administration in October 2026 and BT agreed to buy it. The government says customers don't need to do anything; the deal still needs approval.
The facts
- Network
- Openreach
- Technology
- Full fibre, Part fibre (FTTC)
- Fastest package
- Full Fibre 900
- Contract lengths
- 24 months
- Yearly price rise
- Rises £4.00 a month every April. From April 2027 for contracts taken out now.
- Social tariff
- None listed by Ofcom
- Complaints to Ofcom
- 10 per 100,000 customers (Jan to Mar 2026; average 6)
- Automatic compensation
- Signed up to Ofcom's scheme
- Coverage
- Sells wherever Openreach has built.
- In Scotland
- Available across Scotland on the Openreach network.
Worth knowing
- Most complained-about broadband provider in Ofcom's Q1 2026 figures
- Being bought by BT out of administration
- Moved most of its customers on CityFibre's network to another provider in 2026