Rural England ISP Quickline Set to Retain 2-Year Price Freeze

Broadband ISP Quickline, which is currently rolling out a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has responded to this week’s price hikes (up to 14.4%) at the biggest providers (here) by reaffirming its own two-year price freeze.

The provider, which is currently being supported by an investment of £500m from Northleaf Capital Partners that acquired the company in 2021, holds an ambition to cover 500,000 UK premises in rural and semi-rural areas with “ultrafast broadband” via a mix of FTTP and 5G based FWA (wireless) infrastructure “by 2025” (here).

Residential customers of their service typically pay from £24 per month for 50Mbps (15Mbps upload) with a free router and installation on their wireless network, which rises to £36 for their top 200Mbps (30Mbps upload) tier on a 24-month term. By comparison, those able to get FTTP are charged from £29 per month for 100Mbps (50Mbps upload) and that goes up to £49 for their top 900Mbps (450Mbps upload) tier.

But like a lot of other alternative network (AltNet) providers, Quickline has moved to buck the trend of annual price hikes and is standing by its pledge to customers that the “price they sign up to will be the price they pay for 24 months” (i.e. no mid-contract hikes).

Quickline CEO, Sean Royce, said:

“Our two-year price freeze reflects our commitment to provide affordable and high-quality broadband to rural communities that have suffered with poor speeds and connections for far too long. Our prize freeze is not new – it’s something we’ve offered to all our customers since last year.

But, with many major providers set to raise their prices significantly, many by far more than inflation, as shown by BT’s announcement, we want to reassure existing customers and let anyone considering joining us know that the price you sign up for will be the price you pay for the next two years. There are no hidden costs or extra charges and we have deals to cover all budgets.”

The provider notes that a rolling monthly offer is also available for those who don’t wish to commit to a long-term plan, albeit at extra cost.