Petition · past parliament

Mobile phone and Landline companies to waver bills in the Cronavirus outbreak

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To tell all phone companies to freeze bills on landlines Broadband internet and Mobile phone networks and make all paid Wifi Enabled location free of charge at this time. so people in isolation and keep in contact with the NHS Work Doctors and Family.
At the moment the Mobile companies are taking advantage of people with low incomes and high incomes to pay there bills some at extortionate rates with harassment the government needs to regulate this at this time

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Suspending payments for phone bills is a matter for individual companies, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown

If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19

You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.