Telecom prices 2026: the increases in Belgium and how to avoid them

Even if you change nothing about your subscription, your bill will not stand still in 2026: Proximus, Scarlet, Orange, VOO and several other players are raising their prices, sometimes by several euros a month. The good news is that Belgian law allows you to leave free of charge, and that a few minutes of comparison are often enough to wipe out the increase — and a good deal more. Here is who is raising prices, by how much, and above all how to respond in practice.

Who is raising prices in 2026, and by how much?

According to information published in late 2025 and early 2026, most of the major brands on the Belgian market are revising their price lists upwards, with an impact generally between €1 and €4 per month depending on the product. The table below summarises the main announced changes.

At Proximus, the 1 January wave also affects the extras: landline telephony goes up by at least €1.75 a month, with calls costing €0.10 more, while options such as TV Replay+, a second set-top box or the Wi-Fi Booster rise by between €0.50 and €1 a month. Telenet, for its part, has long applied an annual indexation to its fixed subscriptions (+2.9 % in April 2025) and is expected to keep to that logic in 2026, even if not all the details are confirmed yet; the Netflix subscription billed through the operator is in any case going up by €1 to €2 a month from 19 January 2026, depending on the plan. Even the alternative providers are following: EDPnet raised its internet prices by around 11 % in September 2025.

Older subscriptions in the firing line

One pattern stands out: the sharpest increases target plans that are no longer in the catalogue, such as first-generation Flex, Tuttimus, Familus or Epic at Proximus, and the older combined bundles at Orange and VOO. The commercial logic is plain: make old contracts less attractive in order to steer customers towards more recent offers, which are often more profitable for the operator. In other words, the longer you stay loyal to your original plan, the more likely you are to pay above the market price.

Added together, those euros weigh heavily: for a household with an internet, television and telephony bundle, the extra annual cost easily reaches €30 to €60, not counting options and streaming services billed through the operator.

Cancelling free of charge after 6 months: the law is on your side

Many Belgians still believe they are locked into their contract. In the vast majority of situations that is simply not true: since the 2012 telecom law, any subscription can be cancelled free of charge, at any time and without justification, once six months have passed since it was taken out. No early termination fee can then be claimed from you.

Better still: when an operator changes the contract to your disadvantage — for instance an increase that was not provided for contractually — it must inform you beforehand, and you are in principle entitled to cancel free of charge before the change takes effect, even during those first six months. Only two things to watch: return the equipment provided (modem, set-top box) and check that no promotional benefit was tied to a minimum term.

Easy Switch: change operator without paperwork

That leaves the fear of administrative hassle. Here too, the Belgian system was designed to make life easier. With Easy Switch, it is your new operator that handles everything for fixed internet and television: you give it your Easy Switch ID — it appears on your bills and in your customer area — and it cancels the old contract, coordinates the move from one network to the other and keeps the interruption of service to a strict minimum.

For mobile, number portability works on the same principle: you keep your number and the transfer is initiated by the new operator. In both cases, you have no cancellation letter to write.

Three habits to pay less straight away

Faced with these increases, three simple habits make a real difference to your budget.

• Compare on the total 12-month cost, not on the advertised price. A discount valid for three or six months can hide a high base rate; add up the monthly price, the activation or installation fees and the real duration of each promotion before deciding.
• Never stay on a plan that has been withdrawn from the catalogue. It is precisely those older bundles that take the steepest increases. Check whether the current equivalent — at your operator or at a competitor — does not cost less for an identical or even better service.
• Take stock once a year, or whenever an increase is announced. The Belgian market moves fast: an unbeatable offer in 2024 can be well behind the field today. Set a reminder in your diary, or let a specialist follow it up for you.

That is exactly the role of Speed.be: as an independent telecom broker, we compare the offers of 11 operators active in Belgium and show you, free of charge, the plan that is most advantageous for your situation. In 2026, the best answer to a price increase remains a well-informed customer.