Competition Commission directed to examine BT’s appeal of wholesale service price controls

With UK telecoms regulator Ofcom having formally set the new pricing structure for a number of wholesale fixed line services provided by BT’s wholesale division Openreach in March 2012, an appeal by the fixed line incumbent over the changes has been referred to the Competition Commission, according to TechWeek Europe. As previously reported by CommsUpdate, the revised charges took effect from 1 April 2012, and as per the new pricing regime the annual cost of a fully unbundled line fell to GBP87.41 (USD138.16) per year, down from the previous cost of GBP91.50. Looking forward, this fee will decrease further in the next financial year (from 1 April 2013), with the reduction calculated using the formula of retail price index (RPI) -5.9%

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OVETEL Competition Commission directed to examine BT’s appeal of wholesale service price controls