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EDF offers £3m charity payout over call-dodging

BIG six energy giant EDF offered £3 million to a charity yesterday after being caught dodging calls from thousands of angry customers. 

The French state-owned firm recorded a staggering 30 per cent more complaints due to IT chaos between May 2011 and January 2012. 

Energy regulator Ofgem found helpline waiting times were so long that many customers hung up the phone.

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