
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK ISPs about the launch of a rental discount offer on their 1Gbps Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) product for Local Access and Standard Access for new service provisions within the Central London Area (CLA).
According to the briefing (inc. pricing document), the offer provides a rental discount of £1,800 +vat in the first year for circuits taken on a 3-year term. The offer applies for the period running from 7th October 2025 to 31st March 2026.
Pretty sure £1,800 is the standard rental price for EAD1000 LA to start with. Therefore they are giving away free installs and the first year free to CPs.
Who says deregulation leads to predatory pricing to try to keep the competition out?
Vorboss and g.Network should be concerned and it’s a warning to other networks and to Ofcom about what really happens when areas get deregulated before competition has become sustainable.