Millions of BT customers could get up to £400 as ‘overcharging’ lawsuit begins
by Mark Sweney from on (#6J756)
Legal action claims provider used market dominance to levy excessive prices for landlines
More than 3 million BT customers could receive up to 400 each as a class action lawsuit begins seeking 1.3bn in compensation over claims the telecoms group allegedly overcharged for landline services.
The legal action has been brought by Justin Le Patourel, a former executive of the watchdog Ofcom, and alleges that BT used its dominant position in the market to charge excessive" amounts for about 3 million landline customers, many of them elderly and low-income households.
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