Home phone news, Apr - Jun 2007

BT launches own credit card

27 June 2007

BT has revealed it is to launch a credit card that promises to lower consumers' phone or broadband bills every time it is used.

Novelty ringtones now available on your home phone

20 June 2007

The mobile phone ringtone market has gone through the roof in recent times and now, thanks to new technology from Home Phone Tunes novelty tones are being made available for landline phones too.

Telecoms expert welcomes hidden charge review

07 June 2007

A telecoms expert at leading price comparison website uSwitch is urging industry watchdogs to take the lead of Ofcom and check that customers aren't being hit by hidden charges.

TalkTalk responds to BT's price drops

06 June 2007

Following BT's announcement last week that it was to offer substantial price cuts for customers moving from its Option 1 tariff to its Option 2 or Option 3 tariffs, TalkTalk has launched its latest initiative to win new customers over.

BT opens gates for home phone price war

04 June 2007

BT claims to be cutting up to 20% off consumers' phone bills in a move which is sure to kick-off a new price war in the telecommunications industry.

BT offers social telephony scheme to help poorer customers

21 May 2007

In response to accusations that BT has been failing its more vulnerable customers by charging more for those who choose not to pay for bills via Direct Debit, BT has recommended its "social telephony scheme".

uSwitch.com backed by press for home phone comparison

14 May 2007

The Times newspaper has backed the price comparison and switching website uSwitch.com as the best website for home phone comparisons.

Siemens presents extreme home phone

11 May 2007

Think your mobile is the epitome of style? Think again, because Siemens is about to launch what it refers to as the "extreme" home phone with its digital, cordless Gigaset E455 SIM.

BT hopes for 1m on eco-billing by end of May

02 May 2007

Telecommunications giant BT has said it aims to have at least one million of its customers on its eco-billing system by the end of this month.

Icstis campaigns for fairer home phone customer treatment

26 April 2007

Consumers who are left on hold for an unreasonable amount of time after dialling a 0871 number should be refunded, according to a statement from industry watchdog the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of the Telephone Information Services (Icstis).

Phone scam victims advised to keep itemised bills

19 April 2007

Victims of the television phone-in competitions scandals are being advised to keep copies of their itemised phone bills from the period to prove that they are owed money, following a barrage of complaints as consumers fail to get compensation from the affected programmes.

BT claims Ofcom ruling is unfair to landline customers

03 April 2007

New legislation which limits the amount mobile phone operators can charge for connection fees between different companies have been slammed by BT for punishing home phone customers to help mobile phone users.



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