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VirginMedia Fined £24M

jonsie — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:43:19 GMT

Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover.

Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm' - BBC News

I was affected by this...

Re: VirginMedia Fined £24M

MI5 — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:45:56 GMT

No wonder we're getting a massive price rise.

Regardless of the result of these investigations, it's always the customer that pays for it!

Re: VirginMedia Fined £24M

jonsie — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:09:41 GMT

Yes another one here

Four major phone networks face £1.1bn lawsuit in UK

O2, Vodafone, EE and Three are facing a huge class action lawsuit in the UK over claims millions of loyal customers have been overcharged.

Named the loyalty penalty claim, the case alleges that companies were charging long-standing customers for their handsets beyond their contractual term.

Four major phone networks face £1.1bn lawsuit in UK - with affected customers in line for up to £104 | Money blog | Money News | Sky News

Re: VirginMedia Fined £24M

MI5 — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:10:54 GMT

joy

Re: VirginMedia Fined £24M

Enlli — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:14:28 GMT

That last one would stifle any hope of decent network improvements for some time. And definitely massive price rises.

Re: VirginMedia Fined £24M

Cleoriff — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:29:54 GMT

Really? So more on loyal customers!!