Other telcos buy wholesale Internet capacity from BT and use it to provide unmetered internet access directly to consumers using dial-up connections. This allows them to compete directly with BT in the retail market for internet access.
David Edmonds, Oftel’s Director General, said:
“Oftel must ensure that the charges BT makes to other operators for internet capacity on its network are fair and reflect BT’s costs… This reduction means that operators can now buy capacity from BT cheaper than before. Operators have the opportunity to pass these savings on to ISPs and through them to consumers.”