Ofcom to force down wholesale broadband costs, but BT disputes decision
The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has said it will be forcing down the prices that Openreach, the wholesale division of incumbent BT, can charge for broadband and telephone rental. The proposed charge controls would reduce the cost of a “fully unbundled line” from £91.50 to £87.41, and shared unbundled line, where an ISP used the line just to provide broadband, would drop from £14.70 to £11.92, while the cost for phone rental services would drop from £103.68 to £98.81.
BT outsources copper maintenance in £1bn deal
UK carrier BT said Friday that it has signed a letter of intent to outsource maintenance of its local access network business – the copper in the ground.



