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Ofcom fines TalkTalk and Tiscali £3m after series of billing complaints

Dan Worth

18 August 2011 •

Watchdog takes action after thousands of former customers were billed for services not received

Ofcom has fined TalkTalk and Tiscali £1.5m each after an investigation into complaints from more than 1,000 customers who were billed for services they had not received. TalkTalk bought Tiscali ...

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