Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: Virgin Media
Current Parent Company: Virgin Media O2
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
Major Industry of Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent: telecommunications services
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