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08 Jul 2010 17:25
A Three spokesman said: "Ofcom's decision today has failed UK consumers."
A Three spokesman said: "Ofcom's decision today has failed UK consumers.
"Fast, easy, recipient-led Mobile Number Porting is the fundamental platform for choice and competition in the mobile market. Nowhere else in Europe is a consumer forced to ask permission to take their number with them when they choose a new operator. The donor-led porting system that Ofcom proposes to keep makes it difficult for customers to choose a deal that suits their needs.
"As mergers and consolidation reduce consumer choice, moving to a quicker consumer-friendly system becomes even more important. Three continues to press for a change as it is in best interests of competition and consumer choice, and will lead to better deals across the industry."
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About Three UK
Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile communications. We offer attractive pricing and give our customers the widest choice of ways to stay connected. To do this we’ve built an award-winning high-speed mobile broadband network. Three UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, which include 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Macau and Sweden.
Three facts about Three:
- Three launched the UK's first 3G high-speed mobile network offering national coverage for calls and texts, and has more than 97.5% population coverage for mobile internet services.
- Three is the fastest growing network in the UK.
- Three is rated the Number 1 network for Smartphones in the most recent YouGov Smartphone Survey, took first place in 5 out of 10 categories in the most recent YouGov 3G Tablet Survey, and took top spot for 6 out of the 7 data categories in the most recent YouGov iPhone survey. Three is also came first in the most recent uSwitch Best Network awards. For more info visit www.three.co.uk/awards
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