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Virgin Media hit with record Ofcom fine for broadband cancellation complaints

11 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

11 July 2026

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regulatory

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 11 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Ofcom fined Virgin Media £28 million for systematically obstructing customer cancellations between 2022-2024 through transfer delays, retention schemes, and process failures. The fine is Ofcom's largest consumer protection penalty; One Touch Switch, introduced September 2024, has since eliminated the cancellation route Virgin Media exploited.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

If you're selling broadband switching or retention tools to UK ISPs, the regulatory route Virgin Media took—transfer delays, agent incentives, repeats—is now a prosecutable violation with 10% turnover fines attached. Build for compliance, not friction.

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1 source · 11 Jul 2026

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ofcom-enforcementchurn-frictionone-touch-switchcustomer-retentionswitching-regulation