Oftel has also ordered BT to reduce the prices that it charges LLUOs for external tie circuits (the cable that runs between an LLUO’s equipment and a BT exchange, where they are not in the same building). A list of indicative prices which BT must charge for these circuits has been published by Oftel.
Chris Kenny, Oftel’s Director of Compliance, said:
“Operators that provide services over unbundled local loops usually use BT’s network to carry traffic from their equipment in BT’s exchanges onto their own networks. In order for operators to be able to compete with BT to provide broadband services, Oftel has ordered BT to carry other operators’ traffic across its network at cost-oriented prices.”