Telephone Land Line Rentals Without BT

It used to be that BT owned a monopoly on landlines, since they built up the infrastructure to supply them. A landline is the final connection from the BT Exchange to your premises, also known as the Local Loop.

On 1st August 2006 Ofcom allowed other telecom companies to supply landline services. This is also called Local Loop Unbundling, or LLU.

Other providers can now rent the LLU from BT and supply it to the customer themselves, usually at cheaper rates and sometimes as part of an overall package which can provide calls (minutes) and Broadband.

To leave BT as your land line supplier, all you need do is contact an alternative provider and they will manage the transfer for you.

Usually this results in lower costs and payment monthly in arrears, rather than payment quarterly in advance with BT, which is better for your cashflow.

Unlike some call plans with alternative telecom suppliers, a land line rental usually comes with a minimum contract.

If you do transfer your land line rental away from BT, they still own the responsibility for repairs, so all you do is alert your new provider to any problems, and again they will handle the management of BT to resolve the problem.