Home phone news, Jan - Mar 2008

Paper bills 'losing money for home phone customers'

28 February 2008

Home phone customers who choose to receive paper bills for their services could be losing out, uSwitch has said.

Callers to save with free directory enquiries numbers

26 February 2008

The launch of a new freephone number for directory enquiries could save consumers millions, according to uSwitch.com.

BT to eliminate landline charges to help lines

25 February 2008

BT is set to be the first telecoms company to get rid of charges for landline calls made to its technical support help lines.

BT scraps charges for consumer service and helpdesk numbers

22 February 2008

BT has announced that it is to scrap the phone call charges to customers contacting its customer and technical support helplines.

BT tariff changes could prove expensive

21 February 2008

Changes to BT tariffs mean that customers who fail sign up to a year-long deal could see the cost of their evening phone calls rise by a 1,900% from April 1st, it has been revealed.

'Communications blackspot' village asks for help

13 February 2008

Residents of a remote Welsh village have expressed concern that they are living in a communications 'black hole', following a fire scare.

New BT rates mean consumers pay more say uSwitch

04 February 2008

BT's announcement that it will offer free weekend calls on its Option 1 tariff should be set against the firm's across-the-board line rental hikes, uSwitch has said.

BT launches new 'power-saving' phones

22 January 2008

Britain's leading home phone provider, BT, is aiming to improve the energy efficiency of its handsets in a new £2 million initiative.

BT 'delays its new network'

14 January 2008

BT's new national network upgrades will not now be completed until 2011, the firm has announced.

'Fed up' BT customer faces phone delay

02 January 2008

A BT customer has said that she is "fed up" at waiting three months for her home phone line to be connected by the firm.



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