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Virgin Media fined £28M for making it hard to cancel services

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Virgin Media has been fined £28 million by Ofcom for its persistent customer retention practices. The telecommunications company was found to have made it difficult for customers to cancel their services, with staff encouraged to prolong calls and place customers on hold unnecessarily. This action by Ofcom highlights regulatory scrutiny over consumer cancellation processes. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory fine for a company's business practices.

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Virgin Media fined £28M for making it hard to cancel services

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Clingy Virgin Media fined £28M for refusing to take the hint

    Ofcom: Telco encouraged staff to drop calls and put customers on hold for no reason when they wanted to cancel

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