Virgin Media O2 announces the National Databank to tackle connectivity poverty

guest · Nov 13, 2021

Virgin Media O2 announces the National Databank to tackle connectivity poverty
November 12, 2021
https://www.neowin.net/news/virgin-...onal-databank-to-tackle-connectivity-poverty/

Using a similar model, Virgin Media O2 wants to get 255,000 people online by the end of 2023 as taking out a data plan with their phone provider, if they have a phone provider, is simply too expensive for them.

To deliver on this goal, Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with the Good Things Foundation to announce the National Databank, which will begin rolling out around the country. The pair have been trialling the National Databank for the last three months and are now ready to scale up.
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To date, O2 has already donated 7.5 million GB of mobile data through the scheme and now Virgin Media O2 says it will gift 10GB of O2 data to the databank for every plan purchased between November 1 and January 31. In addition to the data, Virgin Media O2 has donated £500,000 to the Good Things Foundation to cover the operational costs of running the Databank.
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To learn more about the scheme and when it will be accessible in your area, check out the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank website. If the scheme is not available in your area but you receive Universal Credit or other benefits, Virgin Media also offers Virgin Media Essential broadband which is a bit cheaper than typical broadband packages.
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Virgin Media O2 announces UK-wide rollout of The National Databank, providing free mobile data to tackle data poverty this Christmas
Good Things Foundation launches National Databank

Today we are excited to launch the National Databank with support from our partners Virgin Media O2, following a successful three month pilot with 10 of Good Things Foundation’s community partners across the country – that saw 416 data vouchers distributed to people cut off from essential online services and support.

There’s a hidden crisis in the UK.1.5 million homes have no connection to the internet (Ofcom, 2021) and 2 million people struggle to afford internet access (Ofcom, Affordability of communications services 2021).
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The National Databank, rolling out from today, is a central hub where community groups can access free data voucher codes and SIM cards for people who need them.

The pilot highlighted that a 7GB monthly donation wasn’t enough to help people access all of the essential services they need, so next year the monthly amount of data we provide is increasing from 7GB to 15GB per month.
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