Phone Carriers

Three and Vodafone to merge, deal yet to be approved

This morning, it has been revealed that two UK mobile network operators, Vodafone and Three are planning on a merger, set to be worth around £15 billion. This deal follows on from the recent deal O2 and Virgin Media completed in 2021 which saw the two companies become one, sharing resources. If this deal is approved, Vodafone will own 51% of Three and Three will own 49% of Vodafone. The […]

EE and Vodafone to bring 4G network to six London Underground stations

EE and Vodafone have announced this month that they will both be extending their 4G networks to cover the London Underground, with an initial rollout of six stations to start with, including Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Queensway, Archway, Tufnell Park and Kentish Town. Both EE and Vodafone have confirmed that services have now gone live in all of these stations in the middle of last week. Both companies will […]

Three UK is bringing EU roaming charges back

UK carrier, Three has announced that it is going to start charging for EU roaming. Ever since the UK left the EU in December 2020 UK carriers can charge customers again for phone usage when visiting Europe, so long as they were “transparent and reasonable rates.” Before Brexit, UK customers had no worries when visiting other EU countries, since 2017 roaming charges weren’t in place. When Brexit was being ironed […]