Since earlier this year there has been rumbles and grumbles about a BTw adsl cease charge.
The charge of £33.75 +VAT, which was announced in April this year proved very unpopular and BT Openreach suspended the fee on 9th of May saying it was under review.
BT Wholesale has this week announced that the Cease charge to be levied is now set at
£4.90 +VAT effective from the 23 Aug 2007.
The cease fee applies if adsl is removed from your phone line, if you move house or if you fail adsl billing and your ISP ceases your adsl connection... or PTSN service has been terminated.
The fee does not apply for straight forward migration with a MAC key.
A cease charge will not be raised in the following circumstances:
• The End User line has been migrated to another ADSL service provider using the published migration process.
• The End User line has been migrated to an LLU operator (either SMPF or MPF) using the published migration process.
• When End User service is migrated to another BT Wholesale ADSL service and / or to another Communications Provider (CP) where a MAC code is used.
End User Cease Charge: £4.90 (exc Vat)