UK mobile companies face mass lawsuit for allegedly overcharging customers


The logo of Vodafone is seen at a Vodafone store in Northwich, Cheshire, Britain, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's biggest mobile network providers including Vodafone and BT's EE are facing a multi-billion-pound lawsuit for allegedly overcharging customers, after a London tribunal ruled on Friday that part of it could continue.

The case – which is also brought against Telefonica's O2 and Hutchison's Three UK, whose $19 billion merger with Vodafone was approved last year – was valued at over 3.2 billion pounds ($4.29 billion).

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