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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna Tims

‘I was cut off four times’: Virgin Media customers say it’s too hard to cancel costly contracts

A man on a mobile phone passes a Virgin Media sign
More customers have reported being left out of pocket because of an inability to cancel Virgin Media contracts. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

Broadband customers claim they are trapped in costly contracts with Virgin Media five months after the telecoms regulator launched an investigation into the company’s cancellation procedures.

Ofcom announced its inquiry in July after complaints that Virgin was placing “unnecessary barriers” in the way of customers who wanted to switch to cheaper providers after their fixed-term contracts had expired.

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