UK’s biggest mobile companies face multi-billion-pound lawsuit, here’s why

Britain’s largest mobile network providers are facing a £3.2 billion ($4.29 billion) lawsuit for allegedly overcharging millions of loyal customers, after a London tribunal ruled on Friday (November 14) that a significant portion of the case can proceed to trial. Vodafone, BT’s EE, Telefonica’s O2 and Hutchison’s Three UK – whose $19 billion merger with Vodafone was approved last year – are accused of imposing a “loyalty penalty” on customers who remained with their networks after minimum contract periods expired.

Lawsuit alleges ‘loyal penalty’