Mobile giant Virgin Media O2 has donated an extra 15 million GB of free data to help low-income households stay connected during the cost of living crisis. The data has been given to the National Databank to distribute to some of the nine in 10 households who say they may have to ditch their internet connection to save money.
Described as like a foodbank but for free mobile data, texts and calls, the National Databank was founded by Virgin Media O2 and the digital inclusion charity Good Things Foundation a year ago, with the original intention of helping over 200,000 people get connected by the end of 2023..
Around two million homes are at risk of digital inclusion due to rising costs, despite 85 per cent of households saying connectivity is vital, and the telecoms company is donating 61 million GB of free data to help people in need stay connected to essential internet services during the current financial challenge.
