Mobile, TV & Broadband

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. Headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, it is the world’s oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, employing over 22,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 19,000 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC is established … Read more

Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public-service television network. Its headquarters are in London, with a national headquarters in Leeds and creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom in addition to the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and the single commercial broadcasting network ITV. It began transmission on 2 November 1982, the day after Welsh language broadcaster S4C’s … Read more

Lycamobile (often referred to as Lyca mobile) is a British mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating in 60 countries. Lycatel is focused on the sale of calling cards to wholesalers to then sell on to the public. Lycatel offers online sales of calling cards and direct customer sales through the Lycateleshop. The Lycatel brand is … Read more

TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (trading as TalkTalk) is a company that provides pay television, telecommunications, Internet access, and mobile network services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse and was demerged as a standalone company in March 2010. Its headquarters are in Salford. Originally just a provider of fixed-line telephony services to … Read more

BT Group is a holding company; the majority of its businesses and assets are held by its wholly-owned subsidiary British Telecommunications plc. BT’s businesses are operated under special government regulation by the British telecoms regulator Ofcom (formerly Oftel). BT has been found to have significant market power in some markets following market reviews by Ofcom. In these markets, BT … Read more

Important Information: Lost or stolen device If your device has been lost or stolen, o2 is available 24 hours a day to help. They can block your device, and send you a new sim with your existing number. If your device has been stolen, you need to let them and the police know within 24 … Read more

EE, part of the BT Group, runs the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network, offering 4G in more places than any other UK network. EE was first to launch 4G in the UK in October 2012, and also first to launch 5G in May 2019. EE also provides home and business broadband using both 4G … Read more

iD Mobile is a British mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating as iD Mobile Limited, using the Three network. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dixons Carphone, and its services were launched on 12 May 2015. Until April 2018, service was also provided in the Republic of Ireland, again using the Three network. iD … Read more

Post Office broadband is managed by Post office Ltd. Post Office Ltd is a retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of products including postage stamps and banking to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches. The company is owned by UK Government Investments. The Post … Read more

BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, operating as a joint venture of the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia, with an upcoming launch in South Africa. It is focused on British television series and films, mainly featuring current and past series and films supplied from the … Read more

Plusnet plc is a British quad play internet service provider (ISP); providing broadband, landline, IPTV and Mobile services. The company was founded in 1997 in Sheffield, England, and became a public limited company (plc) in July 2004 when it was floated on the Alternative Investment Market. On 30 January 2007, Plusnet was acquired by BT Group, but it continues to operate as a separate business. By December … Read more

SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. SSE operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Scottish and Southern Energy was formed in September 1998, following a merger between Scottish Hydro-Electric and Southern Electric. In August 2000, Scottish … Read more

Customer care services in the United Kingdom are contracted out to O2 Communications Ltd in Bury, Greater Manchester. Device technical support services are contracted out to LucidCX, based in Bristol. Device repair services are contracted to A Novo UK Ltd.

Vodafone is a world-leading technology communications company with 625 million+ global customers, a presence in 65 countries and 94 million+ business IoT connections. Report a lost or stolen device If you’ve lost your device or it’s been stolen, it’s very important you let Vodafone know as soon as you realise. You should also wipe the … Read more

Three launched in 2003 as the UK’s first 3G only network, laying its foundations as the network that was born to be different. Today Three is a connectivity company that connects people to people, people to things and things to things and has 9.5 million customers. An average Three customer uses 3.5 times more mobile … Read more

Sky is the UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster with 12.7 million customers as of the end of 2019 and its digital satellite TV platform was the UK’s most popular digital TV service until it was overtaken by Freeview in April 2007. Sky’s flagship product is Sky Q and its flagship channels are Sky One and Sky Atlantic. Sky Q On 18 November 2015, Sky … Read more