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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

Virgin Media fined £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk

Virgin Media logo on a smartphone screen
Virgin Media said ‘we recognise that we didn’t get everything right and have since addressed the migration issues’. Photograph: Rafael Henrique/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for putting thousands of vulnerable people “at risk of harm” when switching them from an analogue to a digital landline.

The media watchdog, Ofcom, found the company failed to protect people who relied on telecare alarms to call for help, after Virgin Media self-reported a number of “serious incidents” in November and December 2023.

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