Learn Hardcore Chinese: yóuyú zhège yùnyíngshāng de tàocān tài guì, yīncǐ wǒmen méiyǒu kāihù. - Because this provider's plan is too expensive, we have therefore not opened an account.

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由于　这个　运营商　的　套餐　太　贵，　因此　我们　没有　开户。yóuyú zhège yùnyíngshāng de tàocān tài guì, yīncǐ wǒmen méiyǒu kāihù.

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Because this provider's plan is too expensive, we have therefore not opened an account.

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Breakdown of yóuyú zhège yùnyíngshāng de tàocān tài guì, yīncǐ wǒmen méiyǒu kāihù.

Why does the sentence use both 由于 and 因此? Don’t they both mean because / therefore?

Yes — together they form a cause-and-result pair:

So the sentence structure is:

In this sentence:

Using both sounds a bit more formal and written than everyday speech.

Can I omit either 由于 or 因此?

Yes.

All of these are possible:

In everyday spoken Mandarin, people are often more likely to say:

That is the more common spoken equivalent of 由于...因此...

Is 由于...因此... more formal than 因为...所以...?