Ofcom orders legal separation of Openreach from BT

[badass]

it's only your opinion it's unfair. if you had your own business would you want to let competitors you are forced to deal with have the same level of service as you give your own customers, if you had the choice not to? those competitors who are using all your facilities and at times providing to customers exactly what you are providing, but undercutting you?

i don't think it will bring prices down, it will be the opposite, they will all rise

Except it's the public purse that paid for the original lines. Then the whole lot was sold to private enterprise.
Look up economic rent. It's one of the main reasons we have watchdogs like Ofcom.

[Unique]

Except it's the public purse that paid for the original lines. Then the whole lot was sold to private enterprise.
Look up economic rent. It's one of the main reasons we have watchdogs like Ofcom.

that's the key part. it was sold off so the new owners should be able to do what they want within the law generally speaking

[jimbouk]

Not a vote for being in the same company, but other providers aren't exactly covering themselves in glory on pricing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38166781

[Unique]

Not a vote for being in the same company, but other providers aren't exactly covering themselves in glory on pricing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38166781

to be fair though, I presume those are the headline list prices whereas most of us know virgin and sky in particular offer retention deals of up to 75% off plus £100 credit to the account so it's probably not going to be that accurate a graph in real terms. if you stick your RRP up and then just offer it at half price to new customers it looks like they are getting a bigger saving, likewise the retention deals to existing customers. it's those who are stuck in the middle who don't negotiate a deal that end up paying the full price