Rural areas of the UK may benefit from cheaper broadband after Ofcom revealed it will force BT to lower the price it charges ISPs to use its network in these areas. By forcing BT to reduce its charges by 11 percent below inflation, the regulator hopes that some three million homes and businesses in rural parts of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the South West of England, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland, will benefit from cheaper, faster broadband. The regulator said it expects the reduction in costs to "generate more competition between retail ISPs and to lead to cheaper retail prices which will benefit consumers". Ofcom hopes its changes will also lead to better-quality, faster services. The move will enable ISPs to allocate more bandwidth per customer, without increasing its costs.
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