Openreach has announced almost £100m ($131m) of price cuts, which will dramatically reduce what it charges TalkTalk and other providers to offer superfast and ultrafast broadband. The company said that the average cost for a broadband connection in England had fallen by more than half since 2010, with its cheapest plans now starting at just £1.99 per month. The news comes as the government revealed a target for ultrafast broadband networks to be rolled out nationwide within 15 years.
Openreach has announced almost £100m ($131m) of price cuts, which will dramatically reduce what it charges TalkTalk and other providers to offer superfast and ultrafast broadband. The price discounts aim to encourage more than 17.5 million homes and businesses move to faster, more reliable internet services, helping to stop the UK lagging other countries in shifting consumers to full-fibre networks. The news comes as the government revealed a target for ultrafast broadband networks to be rolled out nationwide within 15 years.