Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
•Virgin Media has been fined £28 million for obstructing customers from cancelling contracts.
•Ofcom reported that millions of calls were mishandled, preventing customers from switching deals.
•The fine was reduced by 30% due to Virgin Media's admission of fault and settlement agreement.
Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contractsByFaarea MasudBusiness reporterPublished5 minutes agoVirgin Media has been fined £28 million for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling contracts, Ofcom said. It said millions of phone calls from customers were "likely mishandled" over nearly a three-year period which prevented or delayed customer from switching to a better deal.The communications regulator said it found "deliberate call-dropping" tactics, as well as customers being put on hold "for no reason".The penalty was reduced by 30% given Virgin Media admitted its failing and agreed to settle the case, Ofcom added. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts.Related topicsVirgin MediaOfcomMediaالمصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
→Virgin Media has been fined £28 million for obstructing customers from cancelling contracts.
→Ofcom reported that millions of calls were mishandled, preventing customers from switching deals.
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