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News BT has contacted 850,000 users of its unmetered dial-up access services offering them free DSL upgrades at a saving of £150. The offer is only available to people who were subscribers to the BTopenworld Anytime and BTopenworld for BT Surf customers... [02 Oct 2001]
BT is Europe's biggest broadband rip-off
News BT's retail and wholesale ADSL prices soar way above those in the rest of Europe, according to independent analysis from Point Topic. The research firm found BT's monthly charge of E49 (£30) was more than twice the wholesale price offered by... [19 Feb 2002]
BT kick-starts broadband satellite plans
News Satellite broadband is not seen as a competitor to ADSL, which is cheaper and does not require a dish. It is only likely to be attractive in areas where ADSL and other broadband technologies are not available, such as remote rural areas. [31 Jul 2001]
BT broadband push set to disappoint
News BT is promoting a 512Kb line, but it is Asymmetric DSL (ADSL) which means the speed offered is one way - to the consumer, not away - and it is run over a shared network so the more users there are the less bandwidth there is, Ostergaard said. [26 Feb 2002]
BT accused of broadband 'dirty tricks'
News ADSL will not work consistently if the user's premises are more than 5.8km away from an exchange. Scottish telco Thus has accused BT of "fantastic inefficiency" over its broadband migration and upgrade procedures - and believes the company may even... [06 Dec 2002]
BT presented with ADSL price challenge
News The price compares with £39.99 and £150 installation charge for BT's 500 Kbps ADSL offering - when you can get it. After the Leeds and Bradford trials, Tele2 aims to target other cities before BT extends ADSL to them. [31 Oct 2000]
BT awaits broadband price cut verdict
News The UK telco made a splash last month when it announced it was cutting the price it was charging wholesalers for ADSL access to £14.75. BT will discover today whether its proposed broadband price cut gets the thumbs up from the regulator, Oftel. [28 Mar 2002]
BT cuts satellite broadband prices
News BT sees satellite as a key technology for bringing broadband to the 30 per cent of the country that is not covered by ADSL broadband. BTopenworld has shaved a £10 off the price of its satellite broadband service, but it's still too expensive for... [25 Mar 2002]
BT to trial broadband Max next month
News BT had set a launch date of November for the trials of its 8Mbps ADSL broadband Max service, with a full rollout expected in spring 2006. The launch of this faster broadband is key for BT as it recovers from the failure of SDSL to capture a large... [14 Oct 2005]
BT slashes business broadband costs
News From this week, BT Openworld's business ADSL services will cost up to £20 per month less than before - a saving of £240 over a year. BT has cut the prices of its business broadband packages, in the hope of taking advantage of increased awareness of... [03 Sep 2003]
BT cuts ADSL cost
News Bruce Stanford, director of broadband for BT Wholesale, said the price reduction is a measure to ensure demand for ADSL "continues to rise". BT wholesale is aiming to halve its ADSL installation price by October 2001 from £150 to £75. [03 Sep 2001]
BT promises near-universal broadband by next summer
News Today BT announced plans to make available ADSL from another 1,128 exchanges by mid-2005, without waiting for registration triggers to be hit. Alison Ritchie, BT chief broadband officer, paid tribute to local campaigners for broadband access. [27 Apr 2004]
BT drops ADSL prices by £5
News BT Wholesale is dropping its ADSL prices by £5 to £30 a month, but rivals believe it is "too little too late". Paul Reynolds, CEO of BT Wholesale, said in a statement that the initiative is part of the company's plans to stimulate demand for... [27 Jul 2001]
BT spends to boost broadband registration scheme
News At the start of the month BT initiated a programme to allow would-be broadband customers in areas not ADSL-enabled to register their interest in receiving the service. BT Wholesale hopes to increase interest in its broadband registration scheme... [19 Jul 2002]
BT broadband cuts put Bulldog on the verge
News Unlike other ADSL providers who can simply rent BT lines wholesale, Bulldog has the added expense of owning and running a part of the local loop in order to provide broadband connections. Bulldog Communications, the last surviving independent local... [27 Feb 2002]
