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Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts
UK NewsBusinessJuly 8, 2026 at 12:34 PMNational

Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts

By Lauren AlmeidaThe Guardian - UK News

Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone callsBusiness live – latest updatesVirgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms watchdog for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts over a near three-year period.Ofcom discovered that Virgin Media “likely mishandled” millions of phone calls between the start of 2022 and autumn 2024, with deliberate call-dropping tactics, unnecessary call transfers and putting customers on hold for “no reason”. Continue reading...

Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone calls

Virgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms watchdog for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts over a near three-year period.

Ofcom discovered that Virgin Media “likely mishandled” millions of phone calls between the start of 2022 and autumn 2024, with deliberate call-dropping tactics, unnecessary call transfers and putting customers on hold for “no reason”.

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