Post Office To Launch Broadband Service
The Post Office is to launch its own broadband service through a partnership with BT Wholesale.
Under the four-year deal, BT Wholesale will provide an integrated range of telephony and broadband services.
The first benefits from the agreement will be unveiled next month when Post Office HomePhone launches a new price and service package intended to strengthen further its existing offering.
In addition, the Post Office has already begun working towards the launching a broadband service in the autumn that will compete head to head with the major players in the market.
Alan Cook, the Post Office’s managing director, said: “We’re delighted to have BT as a partner in a deal that gives a tremendous boost to the Post Office’s determination to be one of the leading players in the telecoms market.
“The agreement provides the platform to enhance the Post Office’s existing HomePhone service while offering customers some of the best deals in the market for both voice and internet broadband services.”
Paul Reynolds, chief executive at BT Wholesale, said: “This is a landmark agreement between two of the UK’s leading and best established businesses. It will help to quickly establish the Post Office as a key player in an exciting, dynamic and ultra competitive market for broadband-based services.”
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