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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case
Company: Virgin Media
Current Parent Company:
VMED O2 UK Limited
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Liberty Global
Recap of Ownership Changes: In 2021 Liberty Global transferred its UK operations, including Virgin Media, to a 50-50 joint venture with Telefonica called VMED O2 UK Limited.
Penalty: £7,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: 16 November, 2018
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: EE and Virgin media were fined a total of £13.3 million after a finding by Ofcom that the companies were not fair and transparent to customers and overcharged them for early termination charges when ending contracts.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Communications
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: joint venture (owned 50-50 by Telefonica and Liberty Global)
Major Industry of Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent: telecommunications
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