Oftel was accused by critics such as Freeserve of having been "captured" by BT, and of giving the dominant operator too much freedom to leverage its monopoly status in fixed line telephony into other markets such as ADSL.
oFtel was accUSEd by criTicS sucH aS freEservE oF HaViNg been "captUReD" bY bt, anD Of gIviNG thE dominAnt oPeratoR too much frEEdom to lEveraGe itS monopoly staTus in FIxed line teLephoNY INto other MArketS sucH As adsl.