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Title: SSE Stopped From Running New MVNO
Post by bigjohn on Jul 5^th, 2014 at 4:13am

Scottish Southern Energy (SSE) has been forced to ditch its MVNO plans with O2.

The move follows an Ofgem ruling preventing energy providers offering more than five tariffs, which has impacted on SSE’s ability to provide mobile tariffs.

Full story Here:
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/news-list/news/industry/29999/sse-pulls-the-plug--on-25m-mvno.aspx

Title: Re: SSE Stopped From Running New MVNO
Post by bbb_uk on Jul 13^th, 2014 at 10:51am

I thought Ofgem's limit on number of tariffs applied to energy tariffs therefore didn't think it would apply to tariffs from telecom industry.

I am surprised.

Title: Re: SSE Stopped From Running New MVNO
Post by bigjohn on Jul 15^th, 2014 at 3:33am

bbb_uk wrote on Jul 13^th, 2014 at 10:51am:

I thought Ofgem's limit on number of tariffs applied to energy tariffs therefore didn't think it would apply to tariffs from telecom industry.

I am surprised.

I also thought it was an odd reason and it appears that there is more to it then meets the eye .

See this recent article . http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/07/scottish_and_southern_electric_bin_25m_in_failed_mobile_venture/

Title: Re: SSE Stopped From Running New MVNO
Post by bbb_uk on Jul 15^th, 2014 at 11:42am

Reading that article, we were right.

Either Mobile got the story wrong or SSE told Mobile incorrect information.

I'm wondering whether SSE realised they may not be able to guarantee minimum number of minutes that O2 were hoping for but then surely they could have just turned to EE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!