Vodafone fined £4.6m for serious breaches of consumer protection rules | Business | The Guardian: "Vodafone has been fined £4.6m by Ofcom for “serious and sustained” breaches of consumer protection rules.
It is the second-largest fine ever handed out by the regulator, after a £5.7m penalty imposed on ITV in 2008 over the “abuse” of premium-rate phone lines in a number of hit shows.
Ofcom carried out two investigations into the telecoms company. Vodafone was fined £3.7m for taking pay-as-you go customers’ money without providing a service in return; and £925,000 for flaws in its complaints handling processes.
The penalties have to be paid to Ofcom within 20 working days. The money will be passed on to the Treasury." 'via Blog this'
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