Screaming Net: Localtel Who?
News The phone access comes courtesy of Localtel, a Surrey-based telecoms service, which became a BT customers services reseller in October under an Oftel scheme to open up the domestic market to competition.
[May 4, 1999, 8:22]
World Online Buys Localtel
News Pan-European ISP World Online continues its shopping spree Thursday with the acquisition of telecommunications firm Localtel -- parent of Screaming.net -- in preparation to launch yet another unmetered Internet access deal in Britain.
[March 9, 2000, 18:05]
News Burst: World Online Buys Localtel
News A spokesman says that WorldOnline is currently thrashing out the details of its own service and that an announcement is likely to be announced within the next few weeks. World Online CEO Simon Preston claims its unmetered service will be competitive.
[March 9, 2000, 11:57]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News And if you sign up to Localtel, you can make those free phone calls to Tempo's system. It's all tied up with Localtel, who sell telephone services. Three things worry me: first, how on earth can Localtel manage that?
[April 30, 1999, 21:41]
Oftel Slaps Anti-competitive Order On BT
News Small telecoms player Localtel used the service to launch Screaming.net, offering customers free evening and weekend Internet access as well as up to 10 percent off voice calls. Localtel has complained Oftel that BT is simply not passing customers on.
[October 27, 1999, 11:44]
A Year Ago: Oftel Slaps Anti-competitive Order On BT
News Small telecoms player Localtel used the service to launch Screaming.net, offering customers free evening and weekend Internet access as well as up to 10 percent off voice calls. Localtel has complained Oftel that BT is simply not passing customers on.
[October 27, 2000, 7:00]
Jane Wakefield: BT Admits It's Good To Surf
News The watchdog is so cross with BT it slapped an anti-competitive order on it and ordered it hand over its customers to Localtel or be grounded for the next three months -- and have its pocket-money stopped.
[October 29, 1999, 13:26]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog And if you sign up to Localtel, you can make those free phone calls to Tempo's system. It's all tied up with Localtel, who sell telephone services. Three things worry me: first, how on earth can Localtel manage that?
[April 30, 1999, 22:41]
Oftel Investigates World Online
News World Online has been swallowing ISPs such as screaming.net and bun.com as well as telcos Telinco and Localtel as part of its plan to become the largest service provider in Europe. The telecommunications watchdog Oftel is investigating the World...
[May 8, 2000, 10:10]
World Online Goes Freeish
News Since coming to the UK with an aggressive marketing strategy and plans to go head to head with the UK's number one ISP Freeserve, World Online has been busy swallowing up UK telcos including Telinco and Localtel and ISPs like strayduck, bun.com...
[April 10, 2000, 12:40]
Ntlworld - Industry Gasps At Truly Free Model
News Customers have to switch to ntl as their telecoms provider, which is similar to Screaming.net's deal with Localtel, but on a bigger scale. The arrival of completely free Internet access from cable firm ntl, will force ISPs like Freeserve to...
[March 7, 2000, 12:51]
Oftel Changes Role, Will Keep Pressure On BT
News Highlighting local loop unbundling and the Calls and Access scheme -- where other operators like Localtel take over customer service from BT and offer calls at reduced rates -- the Oftel spokesman offered one more hope for UK consumers.
[January 18, 2000, 15:53]
Oftel Acts To End Calls And Access Dispute
News Localtel -- now owned by Dutch ISP World Online -- uses the service to offer discounts on voice calls as well as free weekend and evening Internet calls via screaming.net. Calls and Access allows operators to rent lines from BT in return for taking...
[June 16, 2000, 16:14]
