Movistar will raise its rates by around 4% on average starting next January 13
Movistar will raise its convergent rates (those that combine different services such as mobile, landline, fiber and television) around 4% on average starting next January 13, as sources familiar with the situation have told Europa Press.
However, the increase in rates for 2026 will represent a moderation in percentage terms compared to the 5% increase that applied for this year.
The telecommunications company will begin to inform its customers of the increase in rates this same week and The most common increase in price will be around 3 euros per month (36 euros per year), although most of the increases will be below 5 euros per month (60 euros per year).
However, the Movistar Base and Movistar Autónomos rates, for example, will remain unchanged, so The increase that each client will experience will depend on the services they have contracted. with Movistar, which, among other options, has the audiovisual rights to broadcast all UEFA competitions in Spain: Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Youth League and European Super Cup.
Increased costs in the audiovisual distribution sector
In the communication that will begin to be distributed to users this week, it is indicated that the increase in costs in the sector It is the main reason for the application of the increases, especially those of the most important “television content providers”, which in recent months have raised their prices in Spain at double-digit rates.
In this way, the company links the increase in its rates to the increase in platform prices such as Netflix, HBO Max or Disney, content providers that are included in several of the packages offered by Movistar.
On the other hand, despite the fact that the increase in the price of Movistar services It will depend on the package that the client has contracted.the most common increase for non-convergent users, that is, those who only have mobile, fiber or satellite services, will be about 2 euros per month (24 euros per year).
