Ofcom complaints data shows slight improvement for Vodafone

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its consumer complaints data for Q1 2016 and it reveals a slight improvement for Vodafone, but there’s still a way to go.

Scott Bicheno

July 8, 2016

1 Min Read
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UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its consumer complaints data for Q1 2016 and it reveals a slight improvement for Vodafone, but there’s still a way to go.

It looks like the billing system issues that plagued Vodafone in the second half of last year, following an over-ambitious systems upgrade, are still leading to a high level of customer complaints, although slightly less than the previous quarter. Maybe a social media push has helped.

In Q1 2016 Vodafone averaged 29 complaints per 100,000 postpaid customers/connections. That might not seem much but the next worst operator was Talk mobile with 8 per 100,000 and MVNO Tesco only had 1 per 100,000. This represents a slight improvement from 32 per 100,000 the previous quarter but Vodafone clearly has a long way to go before complaints return to an acceptable level.

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The good news is that prepaid subscribers continue to complain as negligible levels and mobile in general is less complained about than broadband and fixed line. On the fixed line side the Post Office and TalkTalk are the most complained-about, with Virgin and Sky the least. For Broadband EE and BT are the highest, with Virgin and Sky once more producing the least customer complaints.

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About the Author

Scott Bicheno

As the Editorial Director of Telecoms.com, Scott oversees all editorial activity on the site and also manages the Telecoms.com Intelligence arm, which focuses on analysis and bespoke content.
Scott has been covering the mobile phone and broader technology industries for over ten years. Prior to Telecoms.com Scott was the primary smartphone specialist at industry analyst Strategy Analytics’. Before that Scott was a technology journalist, covering the PC and telecoms sectors from a business perspective.
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