Ofcom investigates Virgin and BT complaints over Sky Sports
16 Dec 2010 | by Daniel Farey-Jones
Ofcom has opened investigations into separate complaints by Virgin Media and BT against BSkyB, about how it supplies them with its Sky Sports channels.
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