BT have announced that all weekend calls to local and national UK numbers in a bid to maintain its position at the top of the telephone and broadband pile.
However, whilst inclusive weekend calls are now included across the board, the costs for weekday calls is set to shoot up. Broadband customers could also be affected by the price of line rental, set to go up to £11.75 a month for those who want a paper bill, although customers who forgo itemised billing pay £10.50 instead.
Customers can of course get free weekday evening calls with BT Broadband Talk, provided that they have a Home Hub, Hub Phone, or any other kind of touch tone handset.
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Costas Kariolis said on 14 Mar 2008 at 4:12 pm #
These huge price hikes are going to come as a shock to many BT customers, . There are also wider issues involving BT that Ofcom should look at. Many of the BT customers that will be affected by the price increase only want the broadband service. BT should not be allowed to impose big price rises on people who do not even want to use their phone service but only have broadband access. Why should people be stopped from taking advantage of great phone deals offered by VoIP companies like Vonage? Ofcom should now look at why BT is allowed to insist that customers pay for a phone line rental that they do not actually want.
Basileios Bolgaroktonos said on 18 Mar 2008 at 8:52 am #
Line rental covers the cost of maintenance for the phone line whether its used for fixed line calls, broadband, VoIP, whatever. BT have been forced into a corner by Ofcom’s meddling in the past.
If anything, someone should investigate Ofcom, the most overstaffed, overpaid quango in the jungle.