Raging Class Action Against Vodafone's Bold Price Hike Crosses 100,000 Users!
Claims against Vodafone exceed 100,000 in legal action - Vodafone Faces Lawsuit Involving Over One Hundred Thousand Parties
Listen up, folks! The feud against telecom giant Vodafone is heating up. The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv) has announced that over 100,000 people have signed up to join the lawsuit!
Back in 2023, Vodafone decided to give your wallet a gut punch, hiking up the prices for fixed-line internet by a whopping 5 euros a month. This move affected a staggering 10 million ongoing contracts, leaving consumers furious. Consumer advocates claim this price hike was illegal as hell!
The vzbv has filed a lawsuit at the OLG in Hamm. They're demanding that Vodafone cough up the unjustified extra cash to customers. But Vodafone's bullish about the increase, justifying it with some hefty costs.
Registration for the lawsuit lasts until the end of 2025. But here's a heads-up: the oral hearing at the OLG Hamm is scheduled on December 3, 2025. If there's only one hearing, don't worry — you can still join the lawsuit by December 24 this year. Curious about whether you qualify? Check out www.sammelklagen.de/verfahren/vodafone for all the deets.
This lawsuit at the OLG Hamm (I-12 VKl 1/23) is the first of its kind to leverage a brand-new federal law designed to better protect consumers. In case you're wondering, this means customers might directly receive their refunds without having to go through the whole court shebang!
- Vodafone
- Consumer Lawsuit
- Price Hike
- Hamm
- Telecom Giants
- German Consumer Organizations
- OLG Court
- Legal Battle
Regarding the timeline and ongoing status of this lawsuit, our sources are a tad sketchy. While there's a loaded dispute between Vodafone and its UK retail franchisees, amounting to £120 million that ended up in the High Court, we didn't find any details about the lawsuit concerning the controversial fixed-line internet price hike. Nor is there mention of a deadline for customers to join the lawsuit. Guess these details are still under wraps! Stay tuned for updates, folks.
- In the midst of a heated legal battle against Vodafone, the German Consumer Organizations are seeking financial compensation for over 100,000 consumers affected by the telecom giant's price hike on fixed-line internet.
- The class action lawsuit, filed at the OLG Court in Hamm, is part of a broader effort to enforce consumer protection laws and reform business practices in politics and general-news arenas.
