Regulate mobile phone bundled contracts to stop hidden charges & data misselling

Closed 171 signatures

What the petition asks

Consumer request to regulate over-charging in 24 month bundled contracts, ensuring clearer, transparent pricing for both the phone and the tariff in the contract, ensuring customers can get access to their data consumption and aren’t overcharged for data they don’t need, or overpay for the phone.

consumers know they aren't getting the best deal http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3517540/The-mobile-phone-rip-Confusing-tariffs-unclear-pricing-shoddy-sales-staff-mean-overpaying-130-phone-contracts.html
over £5bn per year being wasted by being on the wrong contracts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/11/mobile-phone-users-wasting-5bn customers need have greater access and more control over their service contracts with the networks http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3973532/Millions-mobile-phone-users-able-ditch-supplier-mid-contract-t-signal-plan-MPs-beat-coverage-blackspots.html

Timeline

8 Dec 2016	Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 171

Status Closed

Opened 8 Dec 2016

Closed 2 May 2017

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