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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Holly Williams

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ofcom proposes blocking openreach new customer deal over competition concerns 15bjpuvc - Caught on Camera

Britain's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, is ready to force BT’s Openreach to withdraw a significantly discounted broadband offer, after provisionally deeming the deal "not fair and reasonable" and a potential threat to market competition.

The watchdog found the "New To Openreach" offer employs "aggressive discounting" specifically targeting new customers, a demographic crucial for the expansion of rival alternative network providers, or altnets.

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