Getting out of phone contract

The companies would have based their profit and loss projections on having so many customers, if they now have to suspend contracts this is less money in, so they will end up charging the rest of their customers more.

You are gifted in the ways of the world.

Good point. The profit would be moved into FY +1/+2 in most cases. That could bring them down to the last million a week or so. What a corporate disaster. Just that alone would be sure to bring down Virgin and the other big boys. It's just impossible. Thank God we have to you to explain the intricacies of corporate accounting and place it in such a relevant context.