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Ofcom: Virgin tops pay-TV complaints

January 24, 2020

Ofcom has revealed the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms.

The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to the media watchdog between July and September last year, about firms that provide home broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV. The report includes all providers with a market share over 1.5 per cent.

Overall, there was a small increase in the relative number of complaints received compared to last quarter.

Vodafone was the most complained-about broadband provider for the second quarter in a row. As in last quarter, the main driver of Vodafone’s complaints was faults, service and installation problems. EE and Sky attracted the least complaints among broadband providers.


Virgin Media remained the most complained-about pay-TV provider, with handling of complaints being the primary reason. Sky continued to attract the least complaints for pay-TV.


Vodafone and Virgin Mobile were the most complained-about mobile providers – the main reason being complaints handling. Tesco Mobile was the least complained-about pay-monthly mobile provider, while EE attracted the fewest complaints among landline providers.

Fergal Farragher, Ofcom’s Director of Consumer Policy, said: “People have never had more choice in the phone and broadband markets. It’s also never been easier to switch your service. So companies that don’t prioritise great service could see customers leaving them for ones that do.”

 

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