Ofcom - Incentives May Improve Openreach Service
Posted: 10th Dec, 2007 By: MarkJ
Ofcom has published its annual report into BT's compliance with the regulators Telecoms Strategic Review. Much of it is positive although issues remain, prompting Ofcom to propose "clear incentives to improve its performance levels":
The telecoms review has also been credited with helping to cut broadband prices, give consumers more choice (60% can choose between four or more providers and over 10m use a telecoms operator other than BT) and improve switching (5% more customers switched broadband ISP than in 2005).
Its hoped that the changes will encourage BT to resolve problems, which can sometimes leave consumers without a voice or broadband connection, in a timelier manner.
Ofcom is therefore proposing new requirements on [BT]Openreach to compensate all communications providers (including BTs retail divisions) where it fails to provide and repair services according to agreed targets. Ofcom also proposes simplification of the process for claiming such compensation. The new measures would require Openreach to:
- Pay out compensation proactively without any need for Openreach customers to make a claim;
- Pay out every time service or quality falls below the contractual threshold instead of paying out against performance stated as an average over time;
- Continue to pay compensation each time problems persist with no upper limit to the amount which must be paid;
- Pay additional levels of compensation for failure to activate live lines which is double the amount that it presently pays.
The telecoms review has also been credited with helping to cut broadband prices, give consumers more choice (60% can choose between four or more providers and over 10m use a telecoms operator other than BT) and improve switching (5% more customers switched broadband ISP than in 2005).
Its hoped that the changes will encourage BT to resolve problems, which can sometimes leave consumers without a voice or broadband connection, in a timelier manner.
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