Home phone news, Jan - Mar 2006

Consumer confusion over home phone market

28 March 2006

Almost half of all home phone users are not taking advantage of the UK's competitive home phone market because of confusion over the costs of switching.

Pipex buys Homecall

27 March 2006

ISP Pipex has bought the home telephone service from the Caudwell Group

Research predicts fixed line/mobile convergence boom

24 March 2006

There will be a rapid increase in the number of subscribers to telephone services that combine fixed line and mobile telephone calls, research suggests.

BT's reaction following proposed deregulation is unclear, says expert

22 March 2006

Should proposals to deregulate price controls on BT's line rental and calls be accepted, the direction that the company's pricing policy would take is "unclear", according to uSwitch.com.

Ofcom proposes end to price controls on calls and line rental

21 March 2006

Telecom industry regulator Ofcom has put forward proposals recommending that price controls on the home phone market should be lifted 22 years after they were first put in place.

Combined fixed line and mobile package launched for businesses

20 March 2006

UK small businesses are being offered a new phone package that combines fixed line and mobile calls.

Fixed line spending to fall over coming years, says report

17 March 2006

End user spending on fixed line telecom services will decline over the coming years all over Western Europe, a study has suggested.

Post Office offers cheapest line rental on the high street

15 March 2006

The Post Office says that its HomePhone product offers the lowest line rental on the high street.

Ofcom completes service review

14 March 2006

The telecoms industry regulator Ofcom has completed a review of its rules ensuring that everyone in the UK can take advantage of basic telecommunications services at an affordable price.

66% fall in premium rate call complaints

10 March 2006

The number of complaints made by UK residents about premium rate call services has seen a significant drop

BT offers Cable&Wireless customers free helpline

09 March 2006

BT has offered customers of rival Cable&Wireless a free helpline after they were told they have 90 days to find a new supplier

Ofcom seeks cooperative commercial push for NGNs

08 March 2006

Ofcom has unveiled new plans to promote the emerging digital telephony, Next Generation Networks



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