"BT Group's infrastructure arm is switching to an all-digital, IP-based service over fiber. To speed migration, it's hiking charges on legacy products. Deadlines for the cutoff have slipped several times, but the telecoms giant is now bent on finally burying the copper-based public switched telephone network (PSTN) by January 31, 2027, and Openreach is already working to kill off any services that use it."
"And to reinforce the message, Openreach is about to start upping charges to service providers and companies still operating legacy business lines. From April 1, prices will rise 20 percent. Come July 1, they will go up a further 40 percent. From October 1, there will be another 40 percent hike, meaning that any businesses still holding out will then pay double the rental cost for their legacy lines compared to last year."
Openreach is switching business customers from copper-based PSTN to an all-digital, IP-based fiber service and has set a final cutoff of January 31, 2027. About half a million commercial lines remain unmigrated and Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) products were withdrawn nationwide in 2023. Special pricing is available for migrations to SOGEA. Technical barriers, including protections for vulnerable telecare users, are resolved and the deadline is locked in. Legacy rental charges will rise 20% from April 1, 40% from July 1, and another 40% from October 1, effectively doubling costs for holdouts before termination.
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