Lawsuit alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged existing customers for their mobiles.
Millions of UK consumers could receive payouts after a legal claim was launched against mobile phone networks.
The "Loyalty Penalty Claim" - which is being filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal - is being brought on behalf of consumers who bought contracts made up of a mobile phone and services like data, call minutes, and texts.If the claim is successful, someone who had contracts with just one of the mobile operators could get more than £1,800, he estimated.
This meant existing customers were charged for something they had already paid for, and that they were charged more than a new customer on, for example, a Sim-only deal, he added. But the claim could take several years to go to court. Mr Gutmann is currently seeking certification - a step needed before the claim goes to trial.A spokesperson for EE said: "We strongly disagree with the speculative claim being brought against us.Vodafone told the BBC: "This has just been brought to our attention and we don't yet have sufficient detail for our legal team to assess.
If you're not sure when your contract runs out you can text the word INFO to 85075 at any point. Within minutes you should receive a reply letting you know when your contract expires and what any early termination charges will be.It is not the first time the issue of existing customers in the UK overpaying has been in the spotlight.
Last year, the watchdog said that since the new rules were introduced, the number of out-of-contract broadband customers had fallen by more than one million.
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