Tag: costly – DIDcomms

EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Daniel Kobale

EE and Virgin Media have been fined a total of £13.3 million for overcharging almost 500,000 mobile and broadband customers who wanted to leave their contracts early. An investigation by Ofcom found that around 400,000 EE customers ended up overpaying up to £4.3 million, while almost 82,000 Virgin Media customers were overcharged just under £2.8 million. The regulat...
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Government cuts off costly calls

Posted on March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 by Daniel Kobale

Customers calling helplines to complain will no longer have to pay more than the basic rate putting a stop to costly calls. Customers calling helplines to complain about their faulty microwaves or incorrect train tickets will no longer have to pay more than the basic rate, putting a stop to costly calls faced by consumers, announced Consumer Minister Jo Swinson today (13 December 2013). Follow...
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Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

Posted on July 26, 2016June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

What does Brexit mean? It is a word that has become used as a shorthand way of saying the UK leaving the EU - merging the words Britain and exit to get Brexit, in a same way as a Greek exit from the EU was dubbed Grexit in the past. Why is Britain leaving the European Union? A referendum - a vote in which everyone (or nearly everyone) of voting age can take part - was held on Thursday 23 June, ...
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