Broadband providers have had to cope with a surge in usage during lockdown
Households across the UK are using the internet more than ever now that millions have been forced to work from home during the lockdown period.
The increase has been so great that some customers are now using enough extra data to watch three and a half hours more Netflix every single day, new research from Virgin Media has revealed, with April its busiest month on record.
It said its customers have downloaded an extra 325GB on average during lockdown so far whilst BT revealed it hadn't just seen a surge in internet usage but also calls made.
The provider saw a 90 per cent increase in landline chats lasting over five minutes in March compared to February.