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Virgin Media fined after hanging up on customers trying to cancel contracts
Millions of phone calls from customers were likely mishandled over nearly a three-year period, the regulator says.
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Arise News
· Jul 8, 2026
Virgin Media Fined £28m By Ofcom Over Contract Cancellation Failures
Ofcom fines Virgin Media £28m after finding customers face repeated obstacles when trying to cancel contracts and switch providers.
BoingBoing
· Jul 8, 2026
UK's Virgin Media fined $28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel
Virgin Media was fined 28m by telecom regulators in the U.K. over its tactics to prevent customers canceling their service. The method was not especially sophisticated: its agents would simply hang up on customers or put them on hold until they hung up themselves. — Read the rest The post UK's Virgin Media fined 28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel appeared first on Boing Boing.
MeidasTouch
· Jun 26, 2026
Corporate media just blew it again…
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CoinDesk
· Jun 22, 2026
Strive says digital credit selloff was a liquidation event, not a credit crisis
Strive says digital credit selloff was a liquidation event, not a credit crisis
Seeking Alpha
· Jul 2, 2026
Shutterstock: The Deal Is Dead; The Company's Shares Are In Free Fall
Shutterstock: The Deal Is Dead; The Company's Shares Are In Free Fall
The Daily Beast
· Jul 10, 2026
Hollywood Nepo Baby Breaks Silence About ‘Infidelity’ Rumors
Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for The Recording AMargaret Qualley, 31, and Jack Antonoff, 42, are indeed calling it quits, but fans shouldn’t believe reports about “infidelity,” a representative for the actress said on Friday.The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated star—and daughter of actress Andie MacDowell—confirmed her split from her husband of less than three years, Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff, to People. Qualley’s representative also set the record straight on the reason for the development. “The narratives running in the press about Margaret and Jack are categorically untrue. There are no trust issues. There was no infidelity or anything outside of respect and partnership in this relationship,” the rep told the site. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Virgin Media fined after hanging up on customers trying to cancel contracts": Arise News — Virgin Media Fined £28m By Ofcom Over Contract Cancellation Failures. BoingBoing — UK's Virgin Media fined $28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel. MeidasTouch — Corporate media just blew it again…. CoinDesk — Strive says digital credit selloff was a liquidation event, not a credit crisis. Seeking Alpha — Shutterstock: The Deal Is Dead; The Company's Shares Are In Free Fall. The Daily Beast — Hollywood Nepo Baby Breaks Silence About ‘Infidelity’ Rumors