Ofcom forces BT to connect to everyone

Anyone can offer a communication service offering voice and other services, this is known as a PECN (public electronic communications network). Many new entrants, such as VoIP players, have found it difficult to get interconnection directly with BT who make it as difficult possible.

Ofcom have now ruled that BT must interconnect with any PECN and in a reasonable manner including paying call termination charges to them.

The statement is here.

This should allow VoIP players to directly connect to BT (it can currently take over 6 months to get a BT wholesale connection) without going through intermediaries.