{
  "id": 10386964,
  "title": "Ofcom blocks ‘unfair’ Openreach pricing scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ofcom-blocks-unfair-openreach-pricing-scheme",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:50:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/ofcom-blocks-unfair-openreach-pricing-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has blocked Openreach's proposed pricing scheme, deeming it \"unfair\" and granting the company an unfair advantage over competitors. The \"Incremental New to Openreach Offer\" would have provided ISPs with a monthly discount of up to £9.50 per customer for up to 30 months, which Ofcom argued could undermine sustainable competition. The regulator's decision comes after Openreach proposed additional commercial schemes, including a £50 connection rebate for signing up new full-fibre customers in areas overlapping with Virgin Media O2's network base, a cap on the average monthly wholesale costs ISPs pay Openreach, and waiving upgrade fees and setup connection fees for ISPs. Ofcom stated that these proposals do not raise competition concerns and that Openreach will continue to compete fairly while investing in the UK's digital infrastructure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}