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2023<span class="noprint">; 18 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-08-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Merged with <a href="/wiki/O2_(UK)" title="O2 (UK)">O2</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading, Berkshire</a>, England, UK</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">Mobile telephony</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>563 million (2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> £66 million (2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_O2" title="Virgin Media O2">Virgin Media O2</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,700</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.virginmedia.com/mobile/">www<wbr />.virginmedia<wbr />.com<wbr />/mobile<wbr />/</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Virgin Mobile UK</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">mobile phone</a> service provider. The company was launched by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/One2One" class="mw-redirect" title="One2One">One2One</a> in 1999 as the world's first <a href="/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator" title="Mobile virtual network operator">mobile virtual network operator</a> (MVNO), initially using the One2One network. Virgin Mobile offered contract mobile packages, as well as <a href="/wiki/Mobile_broadband" title="Mobile broadband">mobile broadband</a> services. It sold its services directly, as well as through price comparison sites. </p><p><a href="/wiki/NTL:Telewest" class="mw-redirect" title="NTL:Telewest">NTL:Telewest</a> bought Virgin Mobile on 4 April 2006 and rebranded itself as Virgin Media on 9 February 2007; Virgin Mobile became part of the <a href="/wiki/Quadruple_play" title="Quadruple play">quadplay</a> of Virgin Media services. Virgin Media was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Global" title="Liberty Global">Liberty Global</a> in 2013, and merged with O2 in 2021. The company began transferring customers to O2 services from March 2023, and it ceased trading on 31 August 2023 upon completion of all customer transfers.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Existing Virgin Mobile UK customers are still legally contracted to Virgin Mobile UK, but with O2 providing the services until the end of the contract.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Mobile_(UK)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virgin Mobile was launched in November 1999 as a private joint venture between <a href="/wiki/One2One" class="mw-redirect" title="One2One">One2One</a> (later T-Mobile UK) and the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The joint venture involved leasing network bandwidth from One2One and re-selling it under the Virgin Mobile brand, making it significantly cheaper to run than if Virgin operated its own network infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company reported its first annual profit in 2003, following successful Christmas sales.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004 <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Telekom" title="Deutsche Telekom">Deutsche Telekom</a> sold their 50% holding in Virgin Mobile to the Virgin Group, with the agreement that if the company were to become public in the following two and a half years they would receive 25% of the proceeds.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two companies had previously argued over the terms of the agreement made in 1999 and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a> had filed a High Court action against T-Mobile.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Branson had considered making Virgin Mobile public in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, dealing in shares of Virgin Mobile began on 21 July 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 37% of the shares made available for sale as an initial public offering and the rest held by the Virgin Group.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the company had 4.1 million customers and employed 1,400 staff in the UK; the listing valued the company at £500<span class="nowrap"> </span>million.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acquisition_by_Telewest,_2006"><span id="Acquisition_by_Telewest.2C_2006"></span>Acquisition by Telewest, 2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Mobile_(UK)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Acquisition by Telewest, 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VMTrowbridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/VMTrowbridge.jpg/220px-VMTrowbridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/VMTrowbridge.jpg/330px-VMTrowbridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/VMTrowbridge.jpg/440px-VMTrowbridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="714" /></a><figcaption>Virgin Mobile's former headquarters in Trowbridge, England</figcaption></figure> <p>In December 2005 it was announced that Virgin Mobile UK was in talks with <a href="/wiki/Ntl:telewest" class="mw-redirect" title="Ntl:telewest">NTL:Telewest</a> regarding a sale. The combination of Virgin Mobile and NTL:Telewest would create the United Kingdom's first "quadruple play" media company, bringing together TV, <a href="/wiki/Broadband_internet_access" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadband internet access">broadband internet access</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">mobile phone</a> and fixed-line phone services, and allowing NTL:Telewest to use the Virgin brand. </p><p>Under the deal, Virgin owner <a href="/wiki/Sir_Richard_Branson" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Richard Branson">Sir Richard Branson</a> was understood to be planning to swap his controlling 72% stake in Virgin Mobile for a 14% holding in NTL:Telewest, which would make the billionaire entrepreneur the biggest shareholder in the combined group, and give him a share of future revenues. </p><p>The first bid of £817<span class="nowrap"> </span>million (US$1.4<span class="nowrap"> </span>billion) was rejected by Virgin Mobile's independent directors, who took the view that NTL:Telewest's bid "undervalued the business." Branson was reported to be confident that a restructured deal could be completed. The offer was increased in January 2006, to £961<span class="nowrap"> </span>million, or 372<span class="nowrap"> </span>pence per share. </p><p>On 4 April 2006, NTL:Telewest announced a £962.4<span class="nowrap"> </span>million recommended offer for Virgin Mobile. The offer had three options: 372<span class="nowrap"> </span>pence per share in cash; 0.23245 new NTL:Telewest Inc. shares for each Virgin Mobile share, worth 389<span class="nowrap"> </span>pence; or 0.18596 of an NTL:Telewest share, and 67<span class="nowrap"> </span>pence in cash, worth in total 387p. Branson indicated that he would accept the third option, which led to him receiving at least a 10.1% stake in the newly enlarged NTL:Telewest, and helped to fund the increased 372p per share in cash for the minority shareholders. </p><p>The independent directors of Virgin Mobile indicated to NTL:Telewest that they "intended unanimously to recommend that Virgin Mobile shareholders vote in favour of the scheme". NTL:Telewest acquired Virgin Mobile on 4 July 2006, delisting it from the <a href="/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange" title="London Stock Exchange">London Stock Exchange</a> and leaving Virgin Group with a 10.5% shareholding. NTL:Telewest rebranded under the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a> name on 8 February 2007. The company set up in 2004, Virgin Mobile Group (UK) Limited, became dormant and was eventually dissolved in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_with_O2_and_closure">Merger with O2 and closure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Mobile_(UK)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Merger with O2 and closure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2020, it was announced that the owner of Virgin Mobile, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a>, was in talks with <a href="/wiki/Telef%C3%B3nica" title="Telefónica">Telefónica</a>, owner of the <a href="/wiki/O2_(UK)" title="O2 (UK)">O2</a> network, to merge the two companies. Following approval by the <a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a>, the merger to form <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_O2" title="Virgin Media O2">Virgin Media O2</a> was completed on 1 June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Virgin Media said that Virgin Mobile customers would see no immediate changes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2023, it was confirmed by Virgin Media O2 that Virgin Mobile would close, with all customers moving from Virgin Mobile to O2; migration started in March 2023 and was completed in August 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Jackson_confirm_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jackson_confirm-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 August 2023, sales of new Virgin Mobile SIM only and device plans were stopped and the network ceased operations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Mobile_(UK)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virgin Mobile sells contract airtime, mobile phones and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_broadband" title="Mobile broadband">mobile broadband</a>, marketed through Virgin Media and its high street stores.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the 2010 merger of <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_UK" title="T-Mobile UK">T-Mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orange_UK" title="Orange UK">Orange</a> to form <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a>, many Virgin Media customers were able to use phones previously locked to either of these companies, although EE SIMs would not work in phones locked to Virgin. However, the merger meant Virgin Mobile customers reported losing signal as EE consolidated the coverage of the two formerly separate networks.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the merger, Virgin Media continued the agreement with EE to use its network, and phones could roam between a formerly T-Mobile UK mast and a former Orange mast from early October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2016, Virgin launched 4G with new tariffs and an unused monthly data rollover feature. Users on 4G plans have free access to <a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a> and <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Messenger">Facebook Messenger</a> apps by "<a href="/wiki/Zero-rating" title="Zero-rating">zero-rating</a>" until their data allowance is used in full.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Virgin Mobile originally offered <a href="/wiki/Prepaid_mobile_phone" title="Prepaid mobile phone">pay-as-you-go</a> contracts, but in October 2019 these were closed to new customers and tariffs were increased for existing customers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 6 November 2019, it was announced that Virgin Mobile would end their 20-year contract with <a href="/wiki/BT_Group" title="BT Group">BT</a> and EE, and would use <a href="/wiki/Vodafone_UK" title="Vodafone UK">Vodafone</a>'s network from 2021, initially for five years.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From January 2021 new customers were connected to the Vodafone network, and it was reported that existing customers would be moved from EE to Vodafone by early 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, following the mid-2021 merger, Virgin Media O2 stated that notice to cancel the MVNO agreement had been given, and that the company intended to bring all consumer mobile services onto the O2 network.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2021, Virgin Media launched 5G services using the Vodafone network.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, the company announced that their pay-as-you-go service would be discontinued between October 2021 and January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The transfer of all Virgin Media customers from the Vodafone network to the O2 network was completed in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Jackson_confirm_14-1" class="reference"><a 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href="/wiki/Virgin_Media_Television_(Ireland)" title="Virgin Media Television (Ireland)">Television</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile" title="Virgin Mobile">Virgin Mobile</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_Chile" title="Virgin Mobile Chile">Chile</a></li> <li>Ireland</li> <li>Kuwait</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_Polska" title="Virgin Mobile Polska">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_Saudi_Arabia" title="Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Plus" title="Virgin Plus">Plus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #E4181E; color: white;;width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio" title="Virgin Radio"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Radio</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_UK" title="Virgin Radio UK">UK</a></li> <li>Canada <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CJCH-FM" title="CJCH-FM">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CJFM-FM" title="CJFM-FM">Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CKFM-FM" title="CKFM-FM">Toronto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFCA-FM" title="CFCA-FM">Kitchener</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIQM-FM" title="CIQM-FM">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIDR-FM" title="CIDR-FM">Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CKMM-FM" title="CKMM-FM">Winnipeg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFMG-FM" title="CFMG-FM">Edmonton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIBK-FM" title="CIBK-FM">Calgary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CHSU-FM" title="CHSU-FM">Kelowna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFBT-FM" title="CFBT-FM">Vancouver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CHBE-FM" title="CHBE-FM">Victoria</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Italia" title="Virgin Radio Italia">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Dubai" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Radio Dubai">Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Turkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Radio Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Lebanon" title="Virgin Radio Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Romania" title="Virgin Radio Romania">Romania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #E4181E; color: white;;width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_America" title="Virgin America">America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Books" title="Virgin Books">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Brides" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Brides">Brides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Cars" title="Virgin Cars">Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Care" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Care">Care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Charter" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Charter">Charter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Cinemas" title="Virgin Cinemas">Cinemas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_Comics" title="Liquid Comics">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connect_Airways" title="Connect Airways">Connect Airways</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flybe_(1979-2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flybe (1979-2020)">Flybe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tigerair_Australia" title="Tigerair Australia">Tigerair Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Digital" title="Virgin Digital">Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Digital_Help" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Digital Help">Digital Help</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Drinks" title="Virgin Drinks">Drinks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Cola" title="Virgin Cola">Cola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Vodka" title="Virgin Vodka">Vodka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Electronics" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Electronics">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_EMI_Records" title="Virgin EMI Records">Virgin EMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Energy">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Express" title="Virgin Express">Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Festival_(Australia)" title="V Festival (Australia)">Festival (Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Festival" title="V Festival">Festival (England)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Festival" title="Virgin Festival">Festival (North America)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Films" title="Virgin Films">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Games">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Gaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Gaming">Gaming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Green_Fund" title="Virgin Green Fund">Green Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Health_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Health Bank">Health Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaven_(nightclub)" title="Heaven (nightclub)">Heaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Hyperloop" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Hyperloop">Hyperloop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Interactive" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Interactive">Interactive</a></li> <li>Limobike</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Limousines" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Limousines">Limousines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic_Little_Red" title="Virgin Atlantic Little Red">Little Red</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Megastores_UK" title="Virgin Megastores UK">Megastores (UK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Living_TV_Group" title="Living TV Group">Media Television (UK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mobile Australia"> Mobile (Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_France" title="Virgin Mobile France">Mobile (France)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mobile India">Mobile (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_South_Africa" title="Virgin Mobile South Africa"> Mobile (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mobile (UK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_USA" title="Virgin Mobile USA">Mobile (USA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Money_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Money South Africa">Money (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Money_US" title="Virgin Money US">Money (US)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Music" title="Virgin Music">Virgin Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Nigeria" title="Air Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Orbit" title="Virgin Orbit">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnata_UK" title="Dnata UK">Plane Handling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Play" title="Virgin Play">Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Produced" title="Virgin Produced">Produced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Free_Virgin" title="Radio Free Virgin">Radio Free</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rock" title="Northern Rock">Northern Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%C3%BCi_FM" title="Oüi FM">Oüi FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DS_Virgin_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="DS Virgin Racing">Racing (Electric)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Racing (F1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Jakarta" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Radio Jakarta">Radio (Jakarta)</a></li> <li>Radio (Jordan)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CKQB-FM" title="CKQB-FM">Radio (Ottawa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Radio" title="Absolute Radio">Radio (UK)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Classic_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Absolute Classic Rock">Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_Groove" title="Virgin Radio Groove">Groove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Xtreme" title="Absolute Xtreme">Xtreme</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europe_2" title="Europe 2">Virgin Radio France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Samoa" title="Virgin Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Sun_Airlines" title="Virgin Sun Airlines">Sun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trainline" title="Trainline">Trainline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_(brand)" title="Virgin Trains (brand)">Trains</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_East_Coast" title="Virgin Trains East Coast">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_ExpressCoach" title="Virgin Trains ExpressCoach">ExpressCoach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_(open_access_operator)" title="Virgin Trains (open access operator)">Open Access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brightline" title="Brightline">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_West_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Trains West Coast">West Coast</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_City_Direct" title="Travel City Direct">Travel City 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href="/wiki/Internet_Service_Providers_Association_(United_Kingdom)" title="Internet Service Providers Association (United Kingdom)">Internet Service Providers Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Telephony_Services_Providers%27_Association" title="Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association">Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LONAP" title="LONAP">LONAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Internet_Exchange" title="London Internet Exchange">London Internet Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Network_Access_Point" title="Manchester Network Access Point">MaNAP</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left">In <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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