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NonGeographicalMan

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Re: getting away from the local loop ie BT
Reply #15 - Aug 3^rd, 2005 at 9:40am

It is presumably an anti competitive ploy aimed at stifling the business of competitors who offer total line rental and calls packages. Because BT won't decide to give their customers on BT equipment Caller Display for free.

For years BT have ripped customers off with another £20 a year charge for a service that is free on a mobile and that has long ago been written off on their telephone exchange equipment. But now they face the prospect of customers taking their line rental business elsewhere they come up with this. How convenient.

Ofcom and the Competition Commission should spot what is going and stop it but I doubt they will.

I am surprised at Jeremy Clarkson doing advertising for what is more or less the Rover of the telecoms world. And we know how much Jeremy always liked Rovers. Roll Eyes

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Furkin

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Re: getting away from the local loop ie BT
Reply #16 - Aug 8^th, 2005 at 6:14am

I don't think that it's just a matter of saving a few pence,,, I agree with the initial title. I just want to get away from B.T. We all know that the monopolised service is garbage & the operators are incapable of deviating from the 'script', so it's as well that we have to talk to automatons instead of what they laughingly call ‘people’ ! I’ve used a few re-routing companies over the years,,, & yes,,, I know that ultimately, most of the money goes to B.T at the moment,,, so roll on true competition.

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BexTech Junior Member Offline A Proud European! Posts: 66 Gender:	Re: getting away from the local loop ie BT Reply #17 - Aug 8^th, 2005 at 6:18am I too would like to get away from BT, but at the moment there are no viable alternatives.
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NonGeographicalMan

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Re: getting away from the local loop ie BT
Reply #18 - Aug 8^th, 2005 at 8:33am

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I too would like to get away from BT, but at the moment there are no viable alternatives.

Because the useless lazy industry regulator thinks competition in line rental is apparently achieved by letting BT charge its competitors less than 10% less for quarterly line rental than it charges its own retail customers. Given all the costs their competitors then take on in sending out bills and customer phone calls it is clearly going to be impossible for anyone to significantly undercut BT on line rental at this wholesale price.

A case of Meek by name and Meek by nature as far as Ofcom's policy based ideas on regulating this area are concerned.

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