US EditionO2 UK Reach Grim Milestone as Mobile Network Blocks 1 Billion Scam Texts
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The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) is challenging "practices involving the unauthorized collection of fees for maintaining a number on the network, price increases without a legal basis, and the provision of incomplete information about service terms and conditions in the starter pack" by Polkomtel, the operator of the Plus network. As the UOKiK announced on Monday, the charges relate to prepaid telephony fees. If the alle…
O2 UK Reach Grim Milestone as Mobile Network Blocks 1 Billion Scam Texts
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that over 1 billion scam text messages have been blocked by their network and prevented from reaching customers. The provider is now calling on the government to ensure that their forthcoming Fraud Strategy helps to tackle this by empowering law enforcement with the tools and resources needed to crackdown on the problem. Like other broadband and mobile providers, VMO2 already uses various type…
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