Virgin Media Is Offloading Email to Atmail

Virgin Media O2 has announced that it is transferring the ongoing management of its consumer email service to Junara, a dedicated email provider owned by Atmail. The announcement comes via Alan Stott, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Media O2, who framed the change as a way for the company to focus on its core business (broadband, mobile, landline, and TV) rather than continuing to run a consumer email platform it stopped offering to new customers back in 2022.What's ChangingAffected customers are those with Virgin Media email addresses at any of four domains: virginmedia.com, blueyonder.co.uk, ntlworld.com, and virgin.net.Those customers have three options:Move their existing email service to Atmail's Junara, which will incur a fee.Download their data and move to a provider of their choice.Close their Virgin Media email account.Timeline-wise, customers began to be contacted in phases starting in September, with at least 45 days from first communication to decide what to do. Virgin…