Home » 

UK ISP News Archives

 » 

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":

Ofcom is therefore proposing new requirements on [BT]Openreach to compensate all communications providers (including BT’s 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 deadline for responses to Ofcom’s consultation on Openreach service performance is 25th January 2008.

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).

It’s 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.
Search ISP News
Search ISP Listings
Search ISP Reviews
Cheap BIG ISPs for 100Mbps+
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
100Mbps
Gift: None
Youfibre UK ISP Logo
Youfibre £20.00
200Mbps
Gift: None
Plusnet UK ISP Logo
Plusnet £22.99
145Mbps
Gift: £165 Reward Card
NOW UK ISP Logo
NOW £23.00
100Mbps
Gift: None
BT UK ISP Logo
BT £23.99
150Mbps
Gift: £100 BT Reward Card
Large Availability | View All
Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
100Mbps
Gift: None
Gigaclear UK ISP Logo
Gigaclear £19.00
300Mbps
Gift: £30 Gift Card
toob UK ISP Logo
toob £19.50
150Mbps
Gift: None
Grain Connect UK ISP Logo
250Mbps
Gift: None
Zzoomm UK ISP Logo
Zzoomm £20.00
200Mbps
Gift: None
Large Availability | View All
Sponsored Links
The Top 15 Category Tags
  1. FTTP (7232)
  2. BT (4021)
  3. Politics (3246)
  4. Business (2961)
  5. Openreach (2818)
  6. Mobile Broadband (2675)
  7. Building Digital UK (2599)
  8. 4G (2265)
  9. Statistics (2262)
  10. Virgin Media (2170)
  11. FTTC (2169)
  12. 5G (1939)
  13. Ofcom Regulation (1883)
  14. Fibre Optic (1672)
  15. Wireless Internet (1648)
Sponsored

Copyright © 1999 to Present - ISPreview.co.uk - All Rights Reserved - Terms  ,  Privacy and Cookie Policy  ,  Links  ,  Website Rules