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Competition Tribunal Allows UK Mobile Handset Overcharging Case to Proceed

18th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has allowed a class action claim – originally worth “at least” £3.285bn – against EE (BT), Vodafone (Three UK) and O2 (Virgin Media) to move forward, albeit with limitations. The case, brought by Justin Gutmann and law firm Charles Lyndon, accuses the operators of overcharging for mobile handsets beyond the end of their contractual term.

Streetwave Publish Map of South Yorkshire 4G and 5G Mobile Cover and Data Speed

14th November, 2025 (5 Comments)

A few months ago we reported that the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) in England and network analyst firm Streetwave had begun a new project to map 4G and 5G mobile broadband coverage and speed across the region using bin lorries (here). The data from this has now been made available to the public via a new interactive map.

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Cellnex Delivers its First Consolidated 4G and 5G Mast Site for Vodafone and Three UK

12th November, 2025 (11 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure firm Cellnex has today announced that they’ve delivered their “very first” consolidated 4G and 5G mast site for the recently merged mobile operators of Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree) – five months ahead of schedule, which was established in the Lancashire (England) town of Burnley. Many more are expected to follow.

VodafoneThree Tops 1.7 Million UK Broadband Users as Mobile Rises to 28.82m

11th November, 2025 (10 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree) have published their latest Q2 FY26 financial results. The figures show that they now have 1.704 million fixed broadband customers (up by 50k in Q2 vs +44k in Q1) and a huge combined mobile base of 28.824m (up from 28.765m).

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Poverty Alliance Warn Vulnerable Users at Risk from UK 2G and 3G Mobile Switch Off UPDATE

10th November, 2025 (22 Comments)

A new report from the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has warned that the ongoing switch-off by mobile operators Vodafone / Three UK, EE and O2 of legacy 3G and 2G networks “exposes a deep fault line in digital inclusion,” which they say could risk disconnecting vulnerable users (e.g. those with telecare systems and safety devices) from essential communication and support.

Vodafone UK Gifts Free Global Roaming to all UK Armed Forces Personnel

7th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has today become the “sole UK telecommunications provider” offering complimentary global roaming for armed forces personnel, which will allow troops to call, message and use data (mobile broadband) abroad “at no extra cost” in 83 countries.

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Vodafone and Three UK to Increase Mid-Contract Price Hikes on Broadband and Mobile UPD

6th November, 2025 (51 Comments)

Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone (inc. Three UK) is preparing to follow BT (inc. EE and Plusnet), Virgin Media and O2 by becoming the latest telecoms provider to increase the customer cost impact of their existing mid-contract pricing policy, which will be introduced on 9th November 2025 for Three UK and 12th for Vodafone. But existing customers are safe, for now.

Major UK Phone Providers Agree to Crackdown on Scam Calls and Fraud

5th November, 2025 (12 Comments)

A new landmark Telecommunications Charter has today been agreed between several of the UK’s leading broadband, mobile and phone providers, which commits BT (EE), Virgin Media (O2), VodafoneThree, Tesco Mobile, TalkTalk, Sky (Sky Broadband) and the Comms Council UK to a “crack down on scam calls and fraud“. A sub-charter also exists for B2B phone services.

Vodafone UK Launch New Together Discount on Mobile and Broadband Bundles

4th November, 2025 (4 Comments)

Telecoms giant Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has just refreshed their “Together” discount, which now also offer new savings to families that combine (bundle) their unlimited Pay Monthly mobile (4G / 5G) plans with one of their fixed line full fibre broadband packages (supplied via Openreach, CommunityFibre or CityFibre). Savings of up to £636 are being promoted.

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Vodafone and Three UK to Cut Jobs from Network Development Division UPDATE

31st October, 2025 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has reportedly begun informing some staff members that they face redundancy in the future, due to their roles being outsourced to India under new contracts with network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia. On top of that, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) – or TUPE – rules will not apply.

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Ofcom and UK Mobile Providers Agree on Wholesale Price of Bulk Biz Texts

31st October, 2025 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has today announced that they’ve secured “voluntary commitments” from mobile operators including EE, O2, Sky and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to help stabilise the wholesale prices of automated text (SMS) messages that organisations send to people (A2P – application-to-person); these are widely used by organisations across the public and private sectors.

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EE and Three UK Attract Most Complaints for Broadband and Mobile in Q2 2025

30th October, 2025 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their latest quarterly Q2 2025 study of UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which names EE as attracting the most gripes from customers for fixed broadband and Pay TV services, while Three UK took the most flak for Mobile services.

Vodafone UK Expands Availability of Fix and Go Repair Service for Smartphones

29th October, 2025 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has expanded the availability of their “Fix & Go” service for repairing various issues (battery and screen replacement etc.), which is now present across 14 UK stores and is available for Samsung, Apple or Google devices on any network, as well as those with out-of-warranty handsets.

Mast Removal in Hebden Bridge Leaves O2 and Vodafone UK Users Without Signal UPDATE2

29th October, 2025 (21 Comments)

Residents and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) market town of Hebden Bridge, which is home to 4,500 people, have been warned that they could suffer from weak to non-existent mobile signals on O2 and Vodafone’s network, potentially lasting into early 2026, after a local mobile mast was suddenly removed.

Ofcom UK Propose New Rules to Tackle Mobile Messaging Scams

29th October, 2025 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today announced a “comprehensive package of planned measures” that are designed to improve protection for mobile phone users against messaging scams. According to the regulator, some 50% of UK mobile users said they received a suspicious message between Nov 2024 and Feb 2025 via text or iMessage, but it’s hoped today’s changes may reduce that figure.

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SignalTracker Compares UK 5G Performance with India, Greece, Spain and Finland

29th October, 2025 (7 Comments)

A new study from SignalTracker, which runs a popular Android mobile app (not iOS) for monitoring and testing mobile network performance, has compared the 5G mobile (mobile broadband) performance (speeds, coverage etc.) in India against the UK, Greece, Spain and Finland.

Ofcom Publish Final Results of UK 5G Mobile Auction for 26GHz and 40GHz

24th October, 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning revealed the final (assignment stage) results of last week’s auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) spectrum bands for use by 5G mobile broadband operators, which sets out precisely which frequencies within each band will be allocated to EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK).