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Telecoms and pay-TV complaints from April to June 2018

Ofcom yesterday published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services.

  • Complaints about communications providers decline to record low
  • But some companies falling far short of industry average

Overall, complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay-TV services have declined since the last quarter, and are at their lowest levels since we started collecting this data in 2010.

Yesterday’s report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom about the UK’s largest providers, per 100,000 of their customers, between April and June this year.

Sky and Tesco Mobile continue to perform well compared to industry averages, and there have been significant improvements from BT and its other brands – EE and Plusnet.[1]

While TalkTalk has also improved recently, it still generated the most complaints for landline and broadband services. Virgin Mobile generated the most complaints for pay-monthly mobile services, and Virgin Media for pay television.

Complaints information helps people to consider service quality when they are shopping around for a new provider, and incentivises operators to improve their performance. Our service quality hub offers further information on choosing the best provider.

Jane Rumble, Ofcom’s Director of Consumer Policy, said: “Although we’re encouraged that complaints are at their lowest levels since we started shining a light on this, some telecoms and TV companies are still falling short. We expect those providers to up their game and deliver better service to all their customers.”

Although Ofcom cannot resolve individual complaints, we offer consumers advice, and the information we receive can lead to us launching investigations.

Anyone experiencing problems should complain to their provider first. If they are unhappy with the outcome, people can take the complaint to an independent ombudsman, who will look at the case and make a judgment on it.

Click here for the full press release

 

Channel website: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/

Original article link: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/telecoms-pay-tv-complaints-q2-2018

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