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Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts

BBC News 08 July 2026, 06:05 UTC 1h ago

Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts — BBC News

Millions of phone calls from customers were "likely mishandled" over nearly a three-year period, the regulator says.

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