NTL Becomes First Cable Group To Offer Services Nationally

Cable operator, NTL, is offering its TV, telephone and internet services to the whole of the UK in the group’s first move outside its local cable areas. The venture makes NTL the first cable operator in the UK to offer its services nationally.

In order to drive interest in its services, NTL has put together a new customer package which it claims takes the complexity out of telephone call and internet charges. NTL is to charge 3p per minute between 8am and 6pm, 2p during the evening and 1p at weekends; these charges apply across both local and national calls. All internet calls will be charged at 1p per minute at all times.

NTL, which agreed a merger with Cable & Wireless Communications last week (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications), is to launch its digital television service next month and customers can upgrade their analogue packages for an extra £5 per month.

Steve Wagner, group managing director of NTL, says: “We know that the UK public wants the best range of services, at the best price, without having to spend hours deciphering an incredibly complex bill. And that is exactly what we are giving them… fantastic value telephone calls and internet access; the best interactive services and the promise of digital TV very soon… and for the first time we’re offering this service to everyone across the country.”

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