BT to double broadband speeds
10 February 2005
British Telecom has announced plans to double the broadband speeds of most of its home and business customers.
The telecoms giant will offer the new speeds from February 17th for home customers and April 1st for businesses. Upload speeds, the speed at which information is sent from a PC via broadband, will remain the same.
H igh-speed internet access is becoming more popular and many broadband providers are increasing speeds. AOL recently announced a similar move.
Most BT Retail customers will now have download speeds of 2Mbps, though the company offers usage allowances of between one gigabyte and 30 gigabytes a month. Those with BT Broadband Basic will have their speed increased from 512k up to 1 Mb.
"Ninety per cent of our customers will see real increases in speed," Duncan Ingram, BT's managing director, broadband and internet services, said. "These speed increases will give people the opportunity to do a lot more with their broadband connections."
Ian Livingston, CEO for BT Retail said: "BT is about giving value for money. Today we are offering customers up to four times the broadband speed without charging a penny more. It will allow customers to get even more from their broadband services for entertainment, education or communication."
The higher speed will enable customers to get the best out of new services such as video-over-broadband and multiple connections.
Despite the increases, BT will continue to have usage allowances for home customers. Customers who exceed the amounts will either pay for a bigger allowance or see their download speeds reduced.
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