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The Advertising Standards Authority<\/a> (ASA) has banned an advert on UK mobile and broadband operator Vodafone<\/a>’s website. This occured after EE<\/a> complained that its claim of being “The Nation’s Network<\/em>” was an “implied comparative superiority claim<\/em>“, which was ultimately deemed to be “misleading<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

The ad in question appeared in December 2024 on the www.vodafone.co.uk\/network<\/a> page, which was headed \u201cConnecting you this Christmas on The Nation\u2019s Network<\/em>\u201d. Some small text stated, \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network: Vodafone<\/a> UK, supporting the nation since 1984<\/em>\u201d and linked to \u201cFull verification<\/em>\u201d. Bold text alongside stated, \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Text further down the same web page in a sub-section stated, \u201cWhy we’re The Nation’s Network Since 1984, we’ve gone from strength to strength to support the nation. Today, we’re proud to call ourselves The Nation’s Network<\/em>\u201d and listed \u201cFirsts in the telecommunication industry<\/em>\u201d, \u201cSupporting our emergency services<\/em>\u201d and \u201cReliable, award-winning network<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

In addition, text in another sub-section of the web page stated, \u201cStaying connected on The Nation’s Network We’re helping you stay connected, whether you’re at home or travelling<\/em>\u201d and listed \u201c99% UK home coverage<\/em>\u201d, \u201cinternational roaming<\/em>\u201d and \u201cour growing 5G<\/a> network<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Vodafone<\/a> argued that the use of \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network<\/em>\u201d was in reference to their heritage as the UK\u2019s “first and most long-standing mobile telephone network<\/em>“. But the ASA ruled that “there were several possible consumer interpretations<\/em>” of their statement and that a “significant minority of consumers were likely to view the claim<\/em>” as being more a reference to comparisons of greater reliability, superior coverage and better connectivity than rivals. But in that case they’d need to be able to substantiate such a position, which they could not.<\/p>\n

ASA Ruling (REF: A24-1271366 Vodafone Ltd)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The CAP Code required that comparisons with identifiable competitors must objectively compare one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features of those products. As such, we expected the ad to objectively compare one or more verifiable features. Because we considered that the claim, as it was presented in ad (b), was likely to be understood by consumers in a range of ways (including as a comparison against all other UK networks, for example that Vodafone was the most popular network in the UK, had the most customers or had better coverage or reliability than its competitors), we considered the ad failed to objectively compare one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features and concluded that the claim \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network\u201d, as it appeared in ad (b), breached the Code.<\/p>\n

We also considered market research submitted by Vodafone. The ASA Council noted that rule 1.7 of the CAP Code stated that \u201cAny unreasonable delay in responding to the ASA’s enquiries will normally be considered a breach of the Code\u201d. The ASA Council considered that Vodafone\u2019s submission of consumer research in this case was at a very late stage of the investigation, and did not provide evidence for Vodafone\u2019s argument that the average consumer would not associate the \u2018\u2019The Nation\u2019s Network\u2019\u2019 with an implied comparative superiority claim.<\/p>\n

The ASA considered that the themes measured in outcome 1 suggested that the participants felt that the ad was showing things that could reasonably be viewed, as objectively measurable factors with a potential comparative element. For example, 10% of respondents were grouped in the theme \u201cinfo about Vodafone services and products\u201d, 7% in \u201cnetwork reliability\u201d, 6% in \u201caffordable pricing\u201d. We noted that this question did not ask specifically about the claim \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network\u201d.<\/p>\n

We considered that the results in outcome 2 suggested the claim was potentially interpreted by a significant minority of participants (39%) as being about specific objectively measurable features or characteristics of Vodafone\u2019s service, such as the 8% grouped in \u201cCustomer satisfaction\u201d, 25% in \u201cVodafone\u2019s coverage\u201d, 3% in \u201cTelco\/service quality\u201d, and the 3% in Broadband services.<\/p>\n

The questions did not specifically ask about comparability, and the research outcomes did not provide evidence that participants did not associate \u201cThe Nation\u2019s Network\u201d as a superiority claim, as Vodafone suggested. We considered that the research was not sufficient to provide a basis for suggesting that the average consumer would not associate the \u2018\u2019The Nation\u2019s Network\u2019\u2019 with an implied comparative superiority claim, as argued by Vodafone. Therefore, our assessment remained that at least a significant minority of consumers were likely to interpret the claim \u201cthe Nation\u2019s Network\u201d as being an objective comparative claim against the UK\u2019s other network providers.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As usual, the ASA banned the advert in its current form and told Vodafone to “ensure they objectively compared one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features if making an implied comparative claim<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

EE<\/a> also lodged a similar claim against a TV ad that featured some of the same wording. But the ASA did not uphold the complaint against that one because Vodafone was deemed to have provided sufficient contextual information to support the statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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