Following protests at high telephone charges, British regulator Oftel prompted BT to make wholesale flat rates available to other network providers, who can then pass lower charges on to ISPS.

• 由于用户抗议电话收费太高，英国电信管理部门敦促英国电信对其他网络商提供固定费率的批发格，从而他们能降低网络服务供应商的收费标准。