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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review of landline rental prices after concerns that people may not be getting value for money.
It said landline prices have risen by up to 41% in real terms since 2010, while wholesale prices have fallen by a quarter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38166781
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Old news to TBB members, though many that stick with the big suppliers just don't bother to check these facts.
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Oddly and plan to highlight release says "The consultation relates to wholesale prices that BT can charge other telecoms providers to offer homes and businesses a telephone service over its copper network. We are seeking views on our proposed wholesale regulations by 28 February 2017." while it appears the detail acknowledges the wholesale has been flat or going down
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Safe to say people like Pulse8 have no fear of being included.
They have got it right there.
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It's the remorseless climb in retail prices charged by the larger players that needs to be looked at rather than the slowly falling wholesale price. OFCOM really do seem to be screwed up nowadays. Sky & TT must be rubbing their hands to see BT yet again in the firing line whilst they together with BT Consumer, BT Business, Plusnet, etc. continue to rip off their landline customers.
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I don't really see the logic here. Providers have been asked to display an all inclusive price on their websites, but now Ofcom wants to look at the price providers are charging for line rental which isn't even itemised any more?
Edit: Oh I see it's a "landline-only" review, can't be many of those customers left.
Oliver.
Edited by Oliver341 (Thu 01-Dec-16 15:13:07)
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The phone line only market is so small I cannot recall I saw an advert for it in press or on TV.
Virgin Media have promised a price freeze, but my guess is Ofcom might be looking at something more akin to the BT Basic pricing that is below cost for a small portion of the public.
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Edit: Oh I see it's a "landline-only" review, can't be many of those customers left.
Surely everyone that has a landline pays this charge. How/why single out those that don't have broadband on it?
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Surely everyone that has a landline pays this charge. How/why single out those that don't have broadband on it?
We all know the price of broadband is low because the price of line rental is high, but only the total cost of the two combined matters when we come to compare providers.
But if you have a phone line without broadband it's quite obvious that line rental is inflated to subsidise broadband, hence the review.
Oliver.
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if you have a phone line without broadband it's quite obvious that line rental is inflated to subsidise broadband, hence the review.
So we can expect broadband to go up, cause sure as eggs are eggs nothing ever goes down! 
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Previously - EE, New Call Telecom/Fuelbroadband, Plusnet, Virgin/NTL/Bell Cable, Crosswinds, IC24, FreeOnlineNet,
X-Stream, Totalise, Freeserve, Force9, TescoNet, AOL, Freenetname, Pipex, E7
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