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Virgin Media UK Lends its Support to a Three UK and O2 Merger

5th February, 2016 (7 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today spoken out in favour of the proposed £10.25bn merger between mobile operators Three UK (CK Hutchison Holdings) and O2 (Telefonica), with the provider adding that “‎any competition concerns can be addressed without blocking [the deal]“.

UPD Three UK Pledges to Retain Low Prices if O2 Merger Gets Approval

4th February, 2016 (5 Comments)

The parent of mobile operator Three UK (CK Hutchison Holdings) has moved to counter Ofcom’s concerns about their proposed £10.25bn merger deal with O2 (Telefonica) by making “three clear and simple promises“, which include plans for a £5bn network investment and a pledge not to raise prices for 5 years.

Three UK Advert Banned for Misleading “Lowest Price” Claim

3rd February, 2016 (3 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a banner advert for Three UK’s service after it misleadingly claimed to offer the “UK’s lowest price” on a tariff that bundled in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Smartphone for £35 per month. Except it wasn’t the cheapest.

UPD Last Ditch Warning – Ofcom Tell EU to Reject O2 and Three UK Merger

1st February, 2016 (20 Comments)

The CEO of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom, Sharon White, has made one last ditch attempt to block the merger of mobile operators O2 and Three UK by calling on the European Commission’s competition regulator, which has the final say, not to ignore the serious competition concerns.

Three UK Scraps Legacy Mobile Tariffs – Forces Pricey Upgrade

30th January, 2016 (28 Comments)

Customers of Three UK are livid this week after the mobile operator began warning them that their old, cheaper and more flexible legacy tariffs would be coming to an end. In some cases the outcome represents a massive price hike, which has resulted in the operator’s #MakeItRight slogan being mocked.

EE UK Delivers the Fastest Mobile Broadband at London’s Airports

29th January, 2016 (1 Comment)

Perhaps unsurprisingly EE has once again been shown to deliver the fastest Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) Internet speeds at all three of London’s main airports – Gatwick (LGW), Heathrow (LHR) and London City (LCY).

Sky Broadband and Virgin Media Come Top in Ofcom Satisfaction Study

15th January, 2016 (15 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulatory has today published a new study of consumer satisfaction with fixed line broadband, phone, pay TV and mobile providers, which surveyed thousands of consumers between July and September 2015 to reveal that Sky Broadband is the highest rated of all the big ISPs.

Ofcom Name the Worst UK Mobile, Phone and Broadband ISPs – Q3 2015

15th December, 2015 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their latest Q3 2015 complaints report, which reveals the volume of gripes received for all of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband, phone, mobile and TV providers. As usual EE takes a beating, while Sky Broadband and Virgin Media win praise.

The UK Fastest 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband Operators in Major Cities

20th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

RootMetrics have today published their latest H2 2015 report into the Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) performance of EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 across nine of the United Kingdom’s primary cities, which reveals that EE is still the fastest overall provider.. but not in all of the cities.

Three UK and O2 Merger Investigated by European Commission

30th October, 2015 (7 Comments)

The European Commission has today launched an “in-depth investigation” into the proposed £10.25bn Hutchison Whampoa (Three UK) deal to buy rival mobile operator O2 from debt-laden Telefonica, which has given rise to significant competition concerns.

UPDATE GBP150m UK Mobile Infrastructure Project Still Dragging its Feet

24th October, 2015 (14 Comments)

After four years the Government’s £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which was set-up to improve mobile phone network coverage in areas where there is currently none, continues to drag its feet in some key areas and may not deliver on its promise.

Three UK to Boost 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds by 50 Percent

20th October, 2015 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has announced that their 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband speeds are now being boosted by up to 50% across the United Kingdom.

Giffgaff Win Best Mobile Provider for Customer Service, Vodafone Worst

17th October, 2015 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Giffgaff has been named as the best UK mobile network operator for customer service, with only 5% of respondents to a new survey rating them as “poor”. Unfortunately the bottom spots were occupied by Vodafone and EE.

Zen Internet, Giffgaff and Three UK Pick-up Customer Experience Awards

14th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms operators Zen Internet, Giffgaff and Three UK have all recently picked up several gold (winner) and silver (runner-up) gongs at the annual UK Customer Experience Awards 2015 event.

Ofcom CEO Sees Danger in UK Telecoms Consolidation and Rising Prices

8th October, 2015 (5 Comments)

Sharon White, the CEO of Ofcom, told an event at the LSE’s Hong Kong Theatre last night that she wants to drive more “competition” into the market and rejects greater “consolidation“. White also raised concern about rising prices and said that too many people still suffer “poor or no access” to modern mobile and broadband.

CMA Calls for Significant Competition Review of Three UK and O2 Deal

2nd October, 2015 (7 Comments)

The £10.25bn Hutchison Whampoa (Three UK) deal to buy O2 from debt-laden Telefonica looks set to face a big hurdle after the Competition and Markets Authority preliminarily ruled that the “transaction threatens to significantly [affect] competition” in the United Kingdom’s mobile market.

Three UK Resolves National Mobile Internet Connectivity Woes

2nd October, 2015 (1 Comment)

Customers of mobile network operator Three UK have struggled to use their 3G and 4G based data (Mobile Broadband) connectivity since around 9am this morning and the fault appears to have sporadically affected subscribers across the United Kingdom.