Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'

Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesVirgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover.Communications watchdog Ofcom fined the telecoms giant after ruling it failed to protect vulnerable users of the devices, typically elderly and disabled people, during the transition from analogue to digital.The industry is…