04/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 02:54
Today we've published the latest figures for complaints we've received about the UK's main landline, broadband, mobile and pay-TV providers.
These figures cover the period from October to December last year.
During that period, complaints remained at similar levels to the previous quarter in 2023. Complaints about landline, fixed broadband and pay-TV all fell from the previous quarter while complaints about mobile pay-monthly services remained at similar levels.
Virgin Media's position as the most complained-about broadband, landline and pay-TV provider continues from the previous quarter. We are currently investigating Virgin Media's performance with regard to our rules on complaints handling and contract termination.
Commenting on these latest complaints figures, Fergal Farragher, Ofcom's Policy Director, said: "We can see from these latest figures that customer dissatisfaction remains at a similar level to the previous quarter. While there has been an improvement in Virgin Media's performance, its position at the bottom of our tables shows there is further room for improvement."
As the UK's communications regulator, Ofcom receives complaints from customers about their telecoms and pay-TV services.
While we cannot act on individual complaints, they help us to understand customers' reasons for dissatisfaction, and publishing them helps people to compare providers and choose the one that's for them.
The charts below show the complaints we've received for broadband, landline, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services. You can use the slider to filter by year.
Broadband complaints per 100,000 subscribers. It illustrates the providers receiving the fewest complaints at the top of the table and those receiving the most complaints are placed at the bottom of the table.
Reasons for complaining about broadband services. It shows the key complaints drivers for the industry average and the worst-performing provider.
Landline complaints per 100,000 subscribers. It illustrates the providers receiving the fewest complaints at the top of the table and those receiving the most complaints are placed at the bottom of the table.
Reasons for complaining about landline services. It shows the key complaints drivers for the industry average and the worst-performing provider.
Mobile complaints per 100,000 subscribers. It illustrates the providers receiving the fewest complaints at the top of the table and those receiving the most complaints are placed at the bottom of the table.
Reasons for complaining about mobile services. It shows the key complaints drivers for the industry average and the worst-performing provider.
Pay TV complaints per 100,000 subscribers. It illustrates the providers receiving the fewest complaints at the top of the table and those receiving the most complaints are placed at the bottom of the table.
Reasons for complaining about pay-TV services. It shows the key complaints drivers for the industry average and the worst-performing provider.