With the cost-of-living crisis deepening and around two million UK households at risk of digital exclusion, Virgin Media O2 is helping more people in need access free mobile data by piloting the National Databank for the first time on the High Street via 10 O2 stores across the UK.
The National Databank, founded by Virgin Media O2 and digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, is like a foodbank but for free mobile data, texts, and calls. Virgin Media O2 has committed more than 61 million GB of free O2 data to the initiative by the end of 2025.
People can now access the National Databank directly on the High Street via O2 stores and get 20GB of free O2 data per month for up to six months - enough for around 220 hours of internet browsing per month - so they can get online and stay in touch with loved ones.
