Demand - we see someone looking for this once every few months.

Ofcom could force the issue, but it would probably require a complete review of the whole line rental and broadband pricing. Surprisingly it might not be BT that complain, but Sky/TalkTalk where active PSTN are a pre-requisite for many of their packages.

It wouldn't be cost-effective for Openreach not to provide the PSTN connection at the exchange so as to achieve naked DSL, because the user could change their mind at will, (minimum terms aside). So that connection could repeatedly need making and breaking, perhaps simply because the user changes CP.

Just wondering as well, something I nearly posted before you raised the issue of it needing a full review of pricing, given a physical connection between the premises and exchange, how legal would it currently be wrt the USO and dial-up internet, and I expect there is something about the 999 service in there as well.

Primus telecom offer a 12 month contract at £6.79/month if you sign up through some site or another.

I was initially interested until I realised:
1 - Wholesale price plus VAT comes out at about £9ish a month.. so they're selling below cost.
2 - The contract is an auto-renewing 12 months
3 - The contract says "we will pass your details on to our trusted partners such that they may offer you products or servi..."

...I stopped reading at that point and closed the tab, it's quite simple to see how they make up the shortfall in income!

In reply to a post by blueacid:

Primus telecom offer a 12 month contract at £6.79/month if you sign up through some site or another.

I was initially interested until I realised:
1 - Wholesale price plus VAT comes out at about £9ish a month.. so they're selling below cost.
2 - The contract is an auto-renewing 12 months
3 - The contract says "we will pass your details on to our trusted partners such that they may offer you products or servi..."

...I stopped reading at that point and closed the tab, it's quite simple to see how they make up the shortfall in income!

it is only £6.79 a month got this package myself just for broadband only

http://www.homephonechoices.co.uk/article.asp?id=pri...

Primus Saver's Line Rental Saver details...
This package bundles your home phone and line rental from Primus.

Primus Line Rental Saver offers you line rental only and you will pay for the calls you use on top - see call rates for full breakdown
Monthly Package Fee Free - The set monthly cost you will pay for this package does not include line rental
Line Rental Information £6.79 - per month for Primus Saver line rental (Exclusive Offer). You will no longer pay line rental or calls to your current home phone provider.
Contract Length 12 months
Minimum Call Charge 11.00p - is a one off charge and applies to all non-inclusive landline calls. 11 pence is a one off charge and applies to all UK mobile calls. Call charges will be rounded up to the nearest full minute.

I think you may find you are restricted as to who you can have broadband off with Primus. That used to be the case, but maybe it has changed.

not sure mate you could be right . am using BE Broadband on this line

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

not sure mate you could be right . am using BE Broadband on this line

There's clearly 2 Anons here. That makes things difficult.

But Be on a Primus line sounds as though I could be wrong.

As far as I know it's fine on BE

One of the BE Usergroup at least has a line with Primus Home Saver

my bad forgot to log in sorry . yes primus Landline and BE broadband works spot on