UK mobile phone firms face overcharging claims in class-action suit

Vodafone Group Plc, BT Group Plc’s EE, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd’s Three UK and Virgin Media O2 are being sued for abusing their dominant position in the UK by overcharging for handsets beyond contract terms, according to a UK law firm.— Bloomberg

All of the UK’s mobile phone network operators face a British class action lawsuit over allegations that the providers overcharged millions of UK mobile customers in a case that could cost them billions.

Vodafone Group Plc, BT Group Plc’s EE, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd’s Three UK and Virgin Media O2 are being sued for abusing their dominant position in the UK by overcharging for handsets beyond contract terms, according to law firm Charles Lyndon and Justin Gutmann, who filed the collective suit at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal.